LEST WE FORGET
Flight Sergeant Charles Henry McKenzie DANIELL
Service No: 414207
Born: Brisbane QLD, 25 January 1922
Enlisted in the RAAF: 17 August 1941
Unit: No. 108 Squadron (RAF)
Died: Injuries from an Aircraft Accident (crash of No. 108 Squadron Beaufighter aircraft KV929 on 13 December 1943), Malta, 14 December 1943, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Charles Esmond and Inez Desmond Daniell, of Southport, Queensland, Australia
Roll of Honour: Brisbane QLD
Remembered: Panel 121, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 13 December 1943 Beaufighter KV929 was returning from a night flying test and was attempting to land at RAF Luqa, Malta with the starboard airscrew feathered. It also appeared that the selection of the undercarriage in the down position was late and that the Pilot being uncertain whether the carriage had locked, attempted to orbit again. The aircraft swung to starboard after passing over the end of the runway and crashed. It was found that the flaps were not in the down position. Both crew members were injured but Flight Sergeant Daniell died of his injuries on 14 December 1943.
The crew members of KV929 were:
Flight Sergeant H W K Buckler (141340) (RAFVR) (Observer) Injured
Flight Sergeant Charles Henry McKenzie Daniell (414207) (Pilot) Fatally injured
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/9/213