Hughes, Denis Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Denis Walter |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Fred and Beatrice Alice Hughes, of Botolph Claydon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6426 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Claydon (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1165297 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Bodney |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Ferry flight to Malta first leg to St Eval Cornwall |
Reason for Loss | Two Blenheims took off from RAF Bodney at 10:15 they had a mid air collision 30 mins into the flight the second Blenheim is believed to have been V6070. |