Hughes, Wilfred Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Douglas |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 30-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Bertha Hughes, of Hartford, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3133 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4A. F. 14. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754151 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded DFM wef 26th June 1941 (London Gazette 13 March 1942). Hampden I X3133 VN-? From RAF Lindholme to attack Kiel. Crashed at Haseldorf |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7250 (P360106/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1941 |
End Date | 30-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2235 and was shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt Reinhold Eckardt II./NJG1, crashing at 0255hrs at Haseldorf, located 24km WNW of Hamburg. |