Tune, Harold Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold Arthur |
Surname | Tune |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Cuthbert Tune, and of Edith Elizabeth Tune, of Writhlington. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3773 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dunkerton (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | N.E. of church. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581592 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Sgt. MacDonald, the Wop/AG survived the crash |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2907 (P354330/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1940 |
End Date | 31-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on its return, coming down at Offton, near Ipswich |