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Information from Clive Wood, 2008
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Pilot Officer Donovan Benning
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183895 Air Gunner 196 Squadron R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve
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| Son of Mr Herbert and Mrs Doris Benning
Aged 22 years
Died 20th September 1944
Commemorated at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave 4. A.9.
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| Pilot Officer Donovan Benning RAF (Volunteer Reserve)
After 40 missions Don Benning was shot down over Arnhem, on an air drop supplying troops on the 20th September 1944 and was killed. He was posthumously awarded the rank of Pilot Officer.
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Oosterbeek Cemetery in February 2021 where the crew are buried.
Don Benning's gravestone is 6th from the right front row.
Courtesy of Judith Minkman, Holland.
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