Hindle, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Hindle |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Pollie Sanders Hindle, of Preston, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE426 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave. 4A. G. 9-10. |
Epitaph | LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1106167 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1942 |
End Date | 29-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in vicinity of Edward Muller's furniture factory in Hamburg, Germany. Cause not recorded. |