Hood, Walter Huson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Huson |
Surname | Hood |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter John and Hilda Huson Hood, of Auckland City, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF386 |
Markings | LS-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 31. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413417 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/43 |
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-10-1942 |
End Date | 29-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SW of Downham Market, Suffolk after emerging from cloud in a steep turn. |