Tripp, Hugh Upton Howard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Upton Howard |
Surname | Tripp |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. Henry Howard Tripp, M.A., and Mildred Tripp, of Ditcheat Rectory, Bath, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD864 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4A. F. 12. |
Epitaph | MAY LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 91069 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6211 (P358807/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-05-1941 |
End Date | 03-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the River Elbe between Blankenese & Cranz |