Hay, Balfour Richard John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Balfour Richard John |
Surname | Hay |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Hay and of Menneer Hay (Nee Tremain), of Auckland City, New Zealand. Husband of Christina May Hay, of Moordown, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB266 |
Markings | XD-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. B. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411892 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1944 |
End Date | 27-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. One of 30 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, probably at Grossenhain, ENE of Bremerhaven, Germany |