Douglas Hugh Davies – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 104 Squadron
Flight Sergeant Douglas Hugh Davies – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 104 Squadron Early Life and Family Background Douglas Hugh Davies was born in 1922 in Swansea, the son of Hugh and Nellie Davies . He grew up in the city during the interwar years, entering adulthood as the Second World War reshaped the lives of young men across Britain. Service with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Vickers Wellington X Douglas enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve , where he trained as aircrew and rose to the rank of Flight Sergeant . He was posted to No. 104 Squadron , a unit operating the Vickers Wellington X in the Mediterranean theatre. By 1943, the squadron was based at Oudna No. 1, Tunisia , from where it undertook long‑range night bombing operations across the central Mediterranean and southern Europe. Final Operation: 24 November 1943 On the night of 24 November 1943 , Douglas was flying in a Wellington X when the aircraft failed to return from its mission. No trace of...
