Hanley, James Johnston
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Johnston |
Surname | Hanley |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Johnston Hanley, and Emily Hanley of Fulham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Serial Number | LM454 |
Markings | QR-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 230. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1802118 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Pilot abandoned operation owing to a fire caused by a transformer in the Gee equipment. Bomb load partly jettisoned at Douai at 20:47hrs. The order to abandon was given at 20:45 due to profuse smoke accumulation in the cockpit. Bomb aimer and mid-upper gunner complied but the smoke rapidly dissipated once the escape hatches were opened and the other crew members remained with the aircraft and made a safe return to base. The two who baled out were lost and are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial |