Goodyear, Hedley Charles Cornick
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Hedley Charles Cornick |
Surname | Goodyear |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Roland C. and Florence Goodyear, of Gander, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM476 |
Markings | QR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. C. 1. |
Epitaph | LET YOUR REST BE SWEET AND DEEP, WE WILL KEEP FAITH WITH YOU WHO LIE ASLEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10281 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Exploded and crashed in vicinity of Lugde. |