Thompson, Hugh Conn
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Conn |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh Thompson, and of Annie Thompson, of Carnalea, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM330 |
Markings | KM-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 133. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 52755 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Squadron Motto | Fulmina regis iusta (The king's thunderbolts are righteous) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on Stone Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster LM330 Q of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. 21st. June 1943 |
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/11 |
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 | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter off the Dutch coast, flown either by Hptm. Rudolf Sigmund of 10./NJG 1 (02:46 hours 50km west of Callantsoog) or Major Helmut Lent of Stab IV./NJG 1 (03:09 hours 60km west of Schagen). Both were flying a Bf 110. |