Hayes, Thomas Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Eric |
Surname | Hayes |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Lily Hayes, of Haydock, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB460 |
Markings | UL-V2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 231. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1623029 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the crew's first operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1944 |
End Date | 25-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Flers Constructional Works in the Pas de Calais, France |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. Probably shot down by Ernst-Georg Drünkler of 1/NJG5 in an attack at 2800m, 10km west of Berck-sur-Mer (c.10km south of Le Touquet), i.e. over the English Channel. This was his 15th claim. |