Hughes, John Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Douglas |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. Canon John Frederick Hughes, M.A., and Elsie Mary Hughes, of Sudbury Rectory, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ551 |
Markings | AZ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 15. |
Epitaph | TILL THE DAY BREAK (From the Hymn of the same name by Ada R Habershon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145336 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-02-1944 |
End Date | 02-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hannover |