Hannah, Thomas John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas John |
Surname | Hannah |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Annie Hannah, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE390 |
Markings | PT-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 104. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/83873 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1942 |
End Date | 13-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from base to lay mines in Lorient (Artichokes Region) waters. Presumed shot down by flak in the target area. |