Hunt, Richard William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard William |
Surname | Hunt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar James Holloway Hunt and Annie Elizabeth Hunt, of Harborne, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6126 |
Markings | OJ-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. A. 10. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 186 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1173925 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13339 (P366787/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1942 |
End Date | 11-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Essen- railway lines near the Krupps factory. Another disappointing raid on Essen. First op to include Lancasters- none of which were lost |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Kleve after being shot down by Oblt. Knacke Reinhold and his bordfunker Uffz. Fisher flying a Bf-110 G9+MK of 2./NJG1 between Nütterden and Materborn, west of Kleve, Germany at 23.42 hrs |