Name: |
POWER |
Given Name: |
THOMAS HENRY |
Initials: |
T H |
Service No: |
778440 |
Rank: |
SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Unit: |
106 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-04-16Other Casualties on this
Date |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Manchester I L7485, took off 2050 16 April 1942 from Coningsby on this crew's first operation to lay mines in the Deodar region. Presumed lost in the English Channel. Deodars Region was the minelaying area code name for the mouth of the Gironde River the Air Staff Operations Summery confirms that mines were dropped " off Verdon (Gironde)" that night. Aircraft crashed off Batz-sur-Mer between Belle-lle and Batz. An engine of this aircraft caught in fishing net and is in an aviation museum at Le Baule, France |
Additional
Information: |
On St. George's College War Memorial, Harare, Zimbabwe. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2021-04-01
