Butcher, Kenneth Hardy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Hardy |
Surname | Butcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Hardy Butcher and of Dora Daisy Butcher, of Southall, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM289 |
Markings | AS-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15169. |
Epitaph | TO A HAPPY LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END HE DIED AS HE LIVED EVERYONE'S FRIEND. KISMET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1605645 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On minor road close to Barnetby le Wold, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque on bench |
Memorial Text | In memory Lancaster LM289 air crash of 04 April 1945 in which five of the seven crew members died Lest we Forget |
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/57 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/56 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Lutzkendorf |
Reason for Loss | On return, the Lancaster was approaching the airfield at 800 feet when sudden evasive action was taken to avoid a mid-air collision. The aircraft crashed near Mill Farm at Barnetby, a couple of miles from the airfield |