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Those known to have served at RAF Hawkinge during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Bury David Stuart Harold. F/O (d.19th May 1940)
- Howard Gordon. AC1.
- McGookin James Lennon. Flt.Sgt.
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Want to know more about RAF Hawkinge? There are:102 items tagged RAF Hawkinge available in our Library
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F/O David Stuart Harold Bury Pilot 111 Squadron (d.19th May 1940) On a recent visit to France I called in to Chili Trench Cemetery, Gavrelle. There is in this cemetery one WW2 airman. A Flying Officer David Stuart Harold Bury (Pilot) No 72077, 111 Squadron RAF. CWGC site logs him as KIA 19th May 1940 Son of Capt. Edmond William Bury, 11th Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps (KIA France 5th December 1915) and of Ida Bury, of Westminster, London. Head Boy of Eton College.
Battle details I have are:
On May 19th 1940 the composite unit 111/253 operated from RAF Hawkinge and flew a patrol over Cambrai-Le Cateau. This time No. 111 pilots claimed four HE 111s destroyed, a probable Bf 109 and a damaged Bf 110, but at a cost of two pilots killed and a third aircraft shot down.
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Flt.Sgt. James Lennon McGookin My father, James Lennon McGookin served at RAF Hawkinge during the Battle of Britain as a Flight Sergeant.
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AC1. Gordon Howard Anti-Aircraft Flight Gordon Howard enlisted in January 1942 aged 19. He was not selected for aircrew training at that time but told to reapply in four months and in the meantime placed in the reserves. In August 1942 he was posted to 1 Regiment School, and in the following month posted to the Anti-Aircraft Flight at RAF Hawkinge. In October he was sent to RAF Ronaldsway for two weeks ground to air gunnery training at the Ground Defence Gunnery School. Gordon returned to Hawkinge at the end of that month but in March 1943 was admitted to Canterbury Municipal Hospital, and discharged as "Physically unfit for Air Force Service in May 1943" with a gratuity of 11s 3d a week.
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