Accident De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth BB738, 10 Dec 1940 Sergeant B P Buchegger, Leading Airman G R Tait (Royal Navy): killed; aircraft accident,... | The National Archives Crew of Tiger Moth BB738: Pilot Officer William Ernest Holland (Instructor, Service Number 88413) - killed; Leading Aircraftman Norman Henry Owen (Pilot Under Training, Service Number 1101265) - killed Crew of Magister L8070: Sergeant Basil Paul Buchegger (instructor, Service Number 904138, aged 25) - killed Leading Airman Graham Richard Tait (Royal Navy, Service Number FAA/FX 81968, aged 20) - killed LEADING AIRMAN Graham Richard Dawson Tait Service Number: FAA/FX 81968 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Navy H.M.S. Daedalus Date of Death Died 10 December 1940 Age 20 years old Buried or commemorated at ST. ALBANS (HATFIELD ROAD) CEMETERY Sec. L. Row D. Grave 27. United Kingdom Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom Additional InfoSon of Charles Henry and Beatrice Payne Tait, of Newton, Glamorgan. Personal InscriptionONLY SON OF CHARLES HENRY AND BEATRICE PAYNE TAIT. DIED FLYING FOR HIS COUNTRY PILOT OFFICER William Ernest Holland Service Number: 88413 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death Died 10 December 1940 Buried or commemorated at ST. ALBANS (HATFIELD ROAD) CEMETERY Sec. L. Row B. Grave 29. United Kingdom Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960 Name: Graham Richard Dawson Tait Event: Death Birth Date: 15 Aug 1920 Birth Place: Swansea, Glam. Death Date: 10 Dec 1940 Death Age: 20 UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Graham Richard Dawson Tait Rank: Acting Leading Air Mechanic Death Age: 20 Birth Year: abt 1920 Death Date: 10 Dec 1940 Military Base: Luton, Beds Service Number: Fx81968 Unit: 24 Elementary Fts Command: Hms Daedalus Ship: Magister I Occupation: Pilot U/T Casualty: Killed whilst flying Residence Place: Swansea, Glamorgan Burial Place: St Albans Cem, Herts Notes: Collided With Tiger Moth Bb738 of 1 Efts Over St Albans, Herts During A Training Flight Name: William Ernest Holland Rank: Pilot Officer Death Age: 49 Birth Year: abt 1891 Death Date: 10 Dec 1940 Military Base: Hatfield, Herts Service Number: 88413 Unit: 1 Elementary Flying Trng Sch Command: Flying Training Cmnd Ship: Tiger Moth Occupation: Pilot Instructor Casualty: Killed whilst flying Burial Place: St Albans Cem, Herts Notes: Collided With Magister L8070 of 24 Efts Over St Albans, Herts During A Training Flight
