Hughes, William Adrian
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Adrian |
Surname | Hughes |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Anthonia Hughes. Husband of Annetta A. Hughes, of Hollywood, California, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV946 |
Markings | NP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. G. 8. |
Epitaph | TO ONE WHO LOVED HIS COUNTRY AND FREEDOM ENOUGH TO FIGHT AND DIE FOR THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 186 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/14859 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Hailed from Hollywood, California. This was his 10th operational sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Tergnier- to bomb railway yards. 171 aircraft, 6 Halifax losses. A large number of railway lines were blocked but most of the bombs fell on residential areas. |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 51 Sqn Halifax (LW522 NP-K) and crashed at Seraucourt-le-Grand, SW of St Quentin, France |