Johnson, Hubert Clarence
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Hubert Clarence |
Surname | Johnson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Aron Johnson and Hulda E. Johnson, of Thorsby, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK784 |
Markings | MP-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dreux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Coll. grave 33-38. |
Epitaph | HIS BODY IS BURIED IN PEACE; BUT HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/178928 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1944 |
End Date | 03-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Trappes- to bomb the railway yards. 128 aircraft, 16 losses (12.5%). Most of the bombing fell in the eastern portion of the target area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Faverolles, ESE of Dreux |