15th May

On 15th May 1943, Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed at Castledawson, Co. Londonderry killing all 5 crew members including Australian and New Zealander airmen.

Remembering the Fallen

James Beattie

Rifleman | 7010762

Rifleman James Beattie of Belfast was a former shipyard worker who died on 15th May 1940 while serving in Belgium with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Arthur Reginald Davis

Sergeant | 414730

Royal New Zealand Air Force Sergeant Arthur Reginald Davis died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed near Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.

Keith Thomas Devery

Sergeant | 416683

Royal New Zealand Air Force Sergeant Keith Thomas Devery died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed near Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.

Donald Murray Gibson

Flight Sergeant | 413982

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Donald Murray Gibson died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed at Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.

Charles Loxley Harris

Flight Sergeant | 411702

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Charles Loxley Harris died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed at Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.

William Wilson Kirby

Sergeant | 416768

Sergeant William Wilson Kirby (416768) served in the Royal Australian Air Force. For a time during World War Two he flew from a base in Northern Ireland.

Dennis Fiennes Wykeham-Martin DFC

Squadron Leader | 72587

Squadron Leader Dennis Feinnes Wykeham-Martin DFC died on 15th May 1943 following the crash of a Liberator near RAF Aldergrove, Co. Antrim the previous day.