Hendy, Geoffrey Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Kenneth |
Surname | Hendy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Gordon Hendy and Ila Christina Hendy, of Numurkah, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB173 |
Markings | F2-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 283. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410980 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 635 |
Squadron Motto | Nos ducimus ceteri secunter (We lead, others follow) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Russelsheim |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 405 Sqdn Lancaster (PB229), crashing at Unterpfaffenhofen, 19 km SSE from München. |