Hynes, Brian Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Brian Maurice |
Surname | Hynes |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 28-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas George Hynes and of Rosita Amelia Hynes (Nee Romero), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF960 |
Markings | KO-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. G. 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 187 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415971 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 6 June 1918, Hong Kong |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1944 |
End Date | 28-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Köln. 733 aircraft, 7 losses (0.95%). A two-wave attack causing enormous damage. The districts of Mülheim and Zollstock were the centres of the two raids and were completely devastated. 2239 blocks of flats, 15 industrial premises, 11 schools and 3 police stations were destroyed. Power stations, railways and harbour installations were also damaged. 630 people were killed. |