Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 - The Men

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JKT Haberfield RN
Squadron: 1839
Ship/Air Station: HMS Indomitable
Captured: 31.7.1945
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Died/Killed:Executed by the Japanese 18-20.8.1945

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	Capture details	POW details	Release
	Haberfield, JKT Lt 1839 Hellcat sqdn of HMS Indomitable. FTR 31.7.45 after Operation Meridian.	Japanese POW Executed Changi Beach 18-20.8.1945

HR Hain RN
Squadron: 813
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Captured: 4.9.1940
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	Hain, HR Lt, Smith, VH Sub Lt and Taylor, EFW TAG 813 sqdn. FTR 4.9.1940 shot down in raid on Maritza airfield, Rhodes, force landed Scarpanto Island. All taken Italian POW.	Italian POW

J Hanrahan RM
Squadron: 816
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Captured: 22.9.1940
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	Hanrahan, J Maj, Atkins, AO and Purchase, AR TAG 816 sqdn 22.9.40 All POW FTR Trondheim operations, force landed in fog, North of Vaernes Airfield.	German POW	1945

W Hardaker RN
Squadron: 821
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Captured: 5.8.1942
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	Hardaker, W Sub Lt, Pitt, JN Sub Lt, and Brearley, T L/A 821 sqdn, FTR on 5.8.1942. in their Albacore, after a bombing raid on enemy desert landing ground. They force landed at Fuka and were captured by Italian forces.	Italian POW The aircraft was repaired and flown by 9th Gruppo/4th Stormo, abandoned at Tripoli unusable on 23.9.1942.

G Hare RN
Squadron: 891
Ship/Air Station: Hal Far, Malta
Captured: 21.5.1941
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	Connolly, PJ Lt and Hare, G Lt Cdr 801 sqdn, Hal Far. Their fulmar FTR on 21.5.1941. They were last seen to leave the squadron formation, heading in the direction of Cape Bon. They landed on the North African coast and both were taken POW.	French POW

SD Harris RN
Squadron: 830
Ship/Air Station: Hal Far, Malta
Captured: 13.8.1940
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Released: Recovered 12.1943
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	Water, DW Lt and Harris, SD TAG 830 sqdn. Aircraft shot down in a raid on Augusta, Sicily. Taken POW by the Italians 13.8.1940.	Italian POW	Recovered 12.1943

TRR Harwood TAG
Squadron: 826
Ship/Air Station: RAF Coastal Command
Captured: 2.9.1940
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	Howard, HM Sub Lt, Wright, CA Mid and Harwood, TRR NA TAG 826. FTR 2.9.40 after a night attack on petrol installations at Vlissingen (Flushing), Holland. all taken POW	German POW	1945

HS Hayes RN
Squadron: 801
Ship/Air Station: HMS
Captured: 16.10.1940
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	Hayes, HS Lt 801 sqdn. FTR 16.10.40 after attacking shipping at Tromso. The aircraft was hit by AA, and was unable to find ship, and so ditched in Lake Vassara, Trask, near Gallivare, Sweden, interned	Interned Sweden

NM Hearle RN
Squadron: 812
Ship/Air Station: RAF North Coates
Captured: 22.8.1940
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	Hearle, NM Lt and Davies, RLG Sub Lt 812 swordfish sqdn. FTR 22.8.40 after a minelaying operation off Holland. Both taken POW.	German POW	1945

HNC Hearn RN
Squadron: 825
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Captured: 23.9.1940
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	Hearn, HNC Sub Lt, Cheetham, HA Sub Lt and Jago, CD TAG 825 sqdn. FTR 23.9.40, during operational attack on Trondheim. The aircraft ran out of fuel, so force landed on Leka island, N of Namsos. All captured and interned in Sweden.	Interned Sweden

TMcK Henderson RN
Squadron: 831
Ship/Air Station: HMS Victorious
Captured: 3.4.1944
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	Henderson, TMcK Sub Lt, Hutchinson, VH Sub Lt, Smyth, V L/A TAG 831 Barracuda sqdn. FTR HMS Victorious, 3.4.1944 after missed ship following a special recce during Operation Tungsten against the Tirpitz. Force landed Stave, Andoya, Norway . All taken POWs.	German POW Smyth to Stalag Luft 7	1945

F Hockley RN
Squadron: 894
Ship/Air Station: HMS Indefatigable
Captured: 15.8.1945
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Died/Killed: Executed 15.8.1945

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	Hockley, F Sub Lt 894 seafire sqdn 15.8.1945. Took part in the last mission flown by British aircraft in WW2. Seafire hit during digfight and caught fire, after hit by flak over Tokyo. Hockley baled out and landed on Chiba peninsula, East of Tokyo. Hockley was captured and executed the same day.	POW Japan. Executed 15.8.1945 nine hours after the war ended

RB Hodgetts RN
Squadron: 807
Ship/Air Station: HMS Furious
Captured: 27.3.1941
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	Wheatley, OF Lt Cdr and Hodgetts, RB Sub Lt 807 fulmar sqdn. FTR HMS Furious, 27.3.1941, after unable to locate ship on return from recce. Landed at Dakar and was captured by the French.	French POW

S Hook RN
Squadron: 813
Ship/Air Station: HMS Eagle
Captured: 4.9.1940
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	Hook, S Lt, Bell, KSL Lt and White, LC L/A 813 sqdn. FTR HMS Eagle 4.9.1940 when lost in bombing raid on Maritsa aerodrome, Rhodes. Bell, KSL Lt was killed. Hook and White were taken POW.	Possibly Swordfish K8422 the one captured by the Italians, flown by 68th Squadriglia/34th Gruppo bombardamento till 6.41

S Hook RN?
Squadron: 813
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Captured: 4.9.1940
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	[Hook, S Lt??, Marsh, A NA (O)?] and Wilson, A TAG 813 sqdn all POW on 4.9.40 after a raid over Rhodes. Shot down by a CR42 [cf Swordfish K8422]	POW

CV Howard RN
Squadron: 828
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Captured: 30.7.1941
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	Howard, CV Sub Lt, Turner, GL Sub Lt, Polmeer, DE L/A TAG 828 albacore sqdn. FTR 30.7.41 after the raid on Kirkenes, being shot down over Kirkenes. All taken POW.	German POW	1945

HM Howard RN
Squadron: 826
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Captured: 2.9.1940
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	Howard, HM Sub Lt, Wright, CA Mid and Harwood, TRR NA TAG 826. FTR 2.9.40 after a night attack on petrol installations at Vlissingen (Flushing), Holland. All taken POW	German POW	1945

GR Humphries RN
Squadron: 820
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Captured: 2.8.1940
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	Humphries, GR Lt and Williams, D, and L/A C Pendleton, 820 sqdn. FTR 2.8.40 after a bombing raid on Cagliari, Sardinia. Hit by AA and force landed on an enemy airfield, elmas. Pendleton was killed. Humphries and Williams were captured at Bacu Abis, Sardinia.	Italian POW. Their Swordfish (P4127) was captured intact to Stabilimento Costruzioni Aeronautiche, Guidonia 27.2.41

JG Hunt RN
Squadron: 830
Ship/Air Station: Hal Far, Malta
Captured: 11/12.11.1941
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Released: 1945
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	Osborn, GMT Lt, Hunt, JG Lt Cdr, and Parke, Sgt RAF, 830 swordfish sqdn. Failed to return to Hal Far after an attack on two motor vesels west of Pantelaria, 11/12.11.1941	Italian POW	1945

GF Hutchinson TAG
Squadron: 833
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Captured: 7.3.1943
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	Hutchinson, GF TAG 833 sqdn FTR from raid over Le Havre and taken POW 7.3.1943.	German POW

VH Hutchinson RN
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	Henderson, TMcK Sub Lt, Hutchinson, VH Sub Lt, Smyth, V L/A TAG 831 Barracuda sqdn. FTR HMS Victorious, 3.4.1944 after missed ship following a special recce during Operation Tungsten against the Tirpitz. Force landed Stave, Andoya, Norway . All taken POWs.	German POW Smyth to Stalag Luft 7	1945

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