Laffey, Thomas Victor
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Victor |
Surname | Laffey |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor and Elizabeth Laffey, of Hebburn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM179 |
Markings | 8K- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hebburn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 401. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIM. MAY HE REST IN PEACE AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123989 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Both officers were rushed to Ely hospital where they both succumbed to their injuries over the next few days. Date of crash 2/8/45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1945 |
End Date | 02-08-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Bounced back into the air twice on landing back at base. Ran into the overshoot area and caught fire. |