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| Name | IMBER |
| First names | Dennis Sydney |
| Rank | Sgt |
| Service | RAF |
| Service number | 748039 |
| Crew position | Pilot |
| Age | 21 |
| Date of death | 16/10/40 |
| Cemetery | Ambares et Lagrave Cemetery, Gironde France |
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| 16/17 October, 1940; BORDEAUX:
At 16.00hrs on the afternoon of Wednesday 16th, orders were received detailing 12 aircraft for bombing and gardening; the main target being the submarines at Bordeaux. Take-off began at 19.00hrs at 5 minute intervals until all 12 were airborne. Bad weather was to play a significant part in the night’s proceedings, especially when the aircraft returned. Four crews managed to complete successful sorties, despite some considerable resistance. By mid morning, 11 of the squadron's aircraft had been accounted for, which left one outstanding. Sgt pilot Dennis Imber (aged 21) and crew had failed to return from the night’s operations. It is now known that their aircraft was shot down by flak and they were all killed. The crew are buried together in Ambares et Lagrave Cemetery near Bordeaux. Hampden L4129 Sgt D.S. Imber Pilot (Killed) Sgt R.F. Rose Pilot (Killed) Sgt F. Corbett W/AG (Killed) Sgt K.C. Friend W/AG (Killed) |
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