Hunt, William James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Hunt |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 23-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Herbert and Maud Adeline Margaret Hunt, of Romford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND981 |
Markings | OF-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Romford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C.C. Grave 22. |
Epitaph | TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152730 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Squadron Motto | Achieve your aim |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Cloot Hill Farm, Crowland, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plastic Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crews of Lancasters ME625 and ND981 who were killed in this area after a tragic accident, 23rd June 1944 |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1944 |
End Date | 23-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided mid-air with a second 97 Sqdn Lancaster ME625 while flying in formation. Both aircraft crashed at Cloor House Farm, near Crowland, Lincolnshire. Six crew killed, one parachuted safely. All seven ME625 crew killed |