The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945

Surnames Commencing with H


Name HALE, Peter Harold
Number 1332528
Rank Warrant Officer
Nationality British
Born Harpendon, Hertfordshire, 28 July 1922
Term 1 8 August 1944-21 March 1945 (attached posted to 83 GSU)
Term 2 17 April-8 August 1945
Notes Demobilsed 24 June 1946

Name HARDING, Ross Philip
Number 113876
Rank Pilot Officer, Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born Fareham, Hampshire, 22 January 1921
Arrived 5 July 1943
Departed 13 February 1945
Decorations MiD (1945), CBE (1968)
Notes Shot down and captured, Werl, Germany, 13 February 1945; remained in RAF post-war and retired February 1976, retaining Air Vice Marshal; died 1998

Name HARRIS, Albert 'Bill'
Number 563150
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Cambridge, 18 October 1912
Arrived 5 July 1936
Departed 18 October 1939
Notes Shared with Flg. Off. H. P. Blatchford & Sgt. E. A. Shipman 41 Sqdn's first WWII victory, a He111 destroyed over North Sea, approx. 20 miles from shore, 17 October 1939; KIFA 18 October 1939, aged 27; son of Arthur & Eva Harris, husband of Violet A. Harris, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; buried in South Hinskey St. Laurence Churchyard, Berks., Section O, Grave 209; see also: 41 Squadron Casualties in a 102 Squadron Bomber

Name HARRISON, Ronald
Number 119918
Rank Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Windsor, 8 February 1920
Arrived 24 June 1942
Departed 22 October 1942
Notes KIFA 22 October 1942, aged 22; three Spitfires were lost simultaneously in bad weather, when they flew in formation into Tarren Hendre hill near Towyn, Menioneth, Wales, killing Flt. Lt. Harrison, Flg. Off. T. R. Scott & Flt. Lt. F. N. Gillitt; son of William & Catherine Harrison of Slough; buried in Slough Stoke Rd. Cemetery, Bucks., C. of E. Plot, Grave 676

Name HAYWOOD, Douglas 'Haybag'
Number 46222
Rank Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born London, 9 June 1913
Arrived 18 September 1942
Departed 27 August 1943
Notes Shot down and captured during Ramrod to St. Pol, France, 27 August 1943; released 1945 and continued in RAF, retiring June 1955

Name HEALE, Norman Wingfield
Number 1514861
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, 31 August 1922
Arrived 22 March 1943
Departed ca. 12 August 1943
Decorations King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air (1949)
Notes Commissioned May 1944; SD/WIA & captured during sweep over Rheine, Germany, with 130 Sqdn., 2 March 1945; commissioned in RAF post-war & retired as Squadron Leader, August 1971

Name HEALY, Terence William Richard
Number 741809
Rank Sergeant
Nationality British
Born 1 May 1920
Arrived 12 October 1940
Departed 19 May 1941
Notes Commissioned June 1941; KIA with 266 Sqdn., 2 March 1944, aged 23; son of Lt.-Col. Christopher F. (MC, CdG(B)) & Mabelle C. M. Healy of Edgware, Middlesex; buried in Grave XXVIII. H. 24 of Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France

Name HEGARTY, Francis Michael
Number 164406
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born London, 9 August 1924
Arrived 7 January 1945
Departed 6 August 1945
Decorations AFC (1951), Bar to AFC (1954)
Notes Commissioned March 1944; Wing Commander, July 1960; KIFA in Meteor at Manby, 29 January 1962

Name HENRY, David Jack Verdun 'Jack'
Number 40299
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality New Zealander
Born Invercargill, New Zealand, 5 February 1916
Arrived 28 August 1944
Departed 10 February 1945
Decorations DFC (1943), MiD (1943)
Notes Shot down by flak near Ahlen, Germany, and captured, 10 February 1945; escaped and reached Allied lines, April 1945; discharged from RAF, November 1945, & joined RNZAF Reserve; retired February 1971; died Invercargill, August 1984

Name HIBBERT, John Edward
Number 40537
Rank Pilot Officer
Nationality British
Born Unknown
Arrived 1 May 1939
Departed 30 December 1939
Decorations Unknown
Notes Transferred to Secretarial Branch, November 1948; retired December 1949, retaining Squadron Leader

Name HIND, Peter
Number 1166572
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Coventry, Warwickshire, 4 January 1917
Arrived 23 August 1941
Departed 31 August 1941
Notes Shot down in flames near Le Trait, Normandy, 31 August 1941; severely WIA and captured but died of wounds 8 July 1942, aged 25; son of Albert & Eva Hind, & husband of Margaret Hind of Coventry; buried in Clichy Northern Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Plot 16, Row 7, Grave 18

Name HINDLE, Thomas
Number 929929
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Unknown
Arrived 11 February 1941
Departed 11 May 1941
Notes Commissioned, March 1942; SD & KIA, 31 May 1942; remembered on Column 247 of the Alamein Memorial

Name HOARE, Reginald Merrick 'Reggie'
Number 108809
Rank Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Manadon, Devon, 22 June 1918
Arrived 22 April 1942
Departed 1 April 1943 (Attached to 91 Squadron, 26 March 1943; became POW, 1 April 1943)
Notes Shot down by flak and captured, 1 April 1943, whilst attached to 91 Squadron; died 2005

Name HOGARTH, Rycherde Henry Wilshere 'Dickie'
Number 117493
Rank Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Oxford, 29 October 1921
Arrived 24 June 1942
Departed 18 July 1943
Notes KIA 18 July 1943, aged 21; son of Rev. Dr. Oswald J. & of Violet E. Hogarth of Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa; buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, Plot 6, Row C, Grave 7

Name HOGG, Ralph Vincent
Number 754794
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born West Hartlepool, Durham, 1916
Arrived 4 November 1940
Departed 10 December 1940
Notes FTR/KIFA, 10 December 1940, aged 24; son of James W. & Mary C. Hogg of West Hartepool, Co. Durham; remembered on Panel 15 of the Runnymede Memorial

Name HOLLOW, Robert Keith
Number 408843
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality Australian
Born Rutherglen Victoria, Australia, 10 February 1914
Arrived 25 October 1942
Departed 28 November 1942
Notes Commissioned on completion of SFTS, Canada, March 1942; discharged at own request to resume civilian occupation, October 1945

Name HONE, Douglas Harold
Number 80816
Rank Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born Kensington, 30 September 1917
Arrived 23 May 1942
Departed 30 August 1943
Notes Remained in RAF after war & retired September 1975, retaining Flight Lieutenant

Name HOOD, Hilary Richard Lionel 'Robin'
Number 26110
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality British
Born Paddington, London, 13 May 1908
Arrived 20 April 1940
Departed 5 September 1940
Decorations DFC (1940)
Notes Graduated RAF College Cranwell, January 1929; CO, 41 Squadron, 20 April-5 September 1940; KIFA 5 September 1940, aged 32; son of John L. B. & Helene M. Hood, nee Lessels; remembered on Panel 4 of the Runnymede Memorial; see also: His True Fate Revealed?; Accounts of his Loss by Various Observers; His Life and Career; Through the Eyes of His Colleagues; and Significant Flying Log Book Entries

Name HOOD, Patrick
Number 115166
Rank Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born Unknown
Arrived ca. October 1943
Departed ca. January 1944
Decorations Unknown
Notes Commissioned November 1941

Name HOPE, Alan
Number 1526844
Rank Flight Sergeant
Nationality British
Born Warrington, Cheshire, 4 October 1922
Arrived 6 May 1943
Departed ca. November 1943
Notes Little further known about this pilot

Name HOPKINSON, Harry
Number 754511
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, 4 August 1920
Arrived 23 December 1940
Departed 26 May 1941
Decorations DSO (1944)
Notes Commissioned January 1942; retired August 1963 as Flight Lieutenant, retaining Squadron Leader

Name HOWITT, Isaac Edward
Number 580341
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Grantham, 24 December 1911
Arrived 8 August 1937
Departed 15 December 1940
Notes Commissioned October 1941; released from RAF 1945

Name HUGO, Petrus Hendrik 'Dutch'
Number 41848
Rank Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader)
Nationality South African
Born Pampoenpoort, Cape Province, South Africa, 20 December 1917
Arrived 20 November 1941
Departed 12 April 1942
Decorations DFC (1940), Bar to DFC (1941), DSO (1942), 2nd Bar to DFC (1943), DFC [USA], 1944
Notes CO, 20 November 1941-12 April 1942; Squadron Leader (WS), July 1942; retired as Squadron Leader, February 1950, retaining Group Captain; died Victoria West, Karoo, 6 June 1986

Name HUNT, Leonard
Number 1164098
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Birmingham, 14 May 1914
Arrived 12 July 1941
Departed 16 September 1941
Notes KIFA, 16 September 1941, aged 27; son of Ethelbert & Alice Hunt of Handsworth, Birmingham; buried in Section C, Grave 4303 of Handsworth Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire

Name HUTCHINS, Eric William
Number 1203927
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born 5 January 1915
Arrived 11 November 1941
Departed at least 10 June 1942
Notes Commissioned April 1943; relinquished commission November 1960, retaining Flight Lieutenant

Name HYDE, Geoffrey Cockayne
Number 37403
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality British
Born Unknown
Arrived 28 July 1942
Departed 19 August 1942
Notes CO, 28 July-19 August 1942; hit by AA and KIA during Canadian Dieppe landings, 19 August 1942, aged 27; husband of Pamela H. Hyde of Elford, Staffordshire; buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France, Grave D. 34

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