Aitken, Hunter Mason
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Hunter Mason |
Surname | Aitken |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew Watt Aitken and Emily Sophia Aitken, of West Hoathly. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND572 |
Markings | DX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Turners Hill (St. Leonard) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | KILLED WHILST FLYING "HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3030232 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to F/Sgt. A. Henderson & Sgt. R.C. Banks and the crews of Lancasters ND572 (57 Sqn.) & ME473 (207 Sqn.) |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/540/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/540/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1945 |
End Date | 02-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 207 Squadron Lancaster ME473 while taking part in a night fighter affiliation exercise. Both aircraft crashed at Ruskington, near Sleaford |