Hankey, Stephen Alers
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Stephen Alers |
Surname | Hankey |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil George Herbert Alers Hankey and Gertrude Clare Hankey. Husband of Elizabeth Anne Hankey, of South Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Westland Lysander IIIA |
Serial Number | V9674 |
Markings | MA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Crowhurst (St. George) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40822 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of the agents died in the crash and the other died of his injuries a few days later |
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tangmere |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Special Intelligence Service- Operation Diable, for France, to recover two agents |
Reason for Loss | Diverted to RAF Ford, Sussex due to bad weather at Tangmere. Crashed while trying to land in fog at Ford airfield. |