Haynes, Reginald Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Frank |
Surname | Haynes |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Hayes and Sarah Ann Haynes (née Mason) of Nuneaton. Husband of Annie Haynes (née Burke, date of birth 14 Sept 1912), of 9 Priory Street, Nuneaton (married 3rd quarter 1937 in Nuneaton). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED413 |
Markings | DX-M Minnie the Moocher |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nuneaton (Stockingford) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M Grave. 177. |
Epitaph | BRAVE MEN FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT AND RIGHT SHALL HAVE ITS DAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1205271 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 14 Mar 1908 in Nuneaton. |
His wife Annie remarried on 16 Nov 1944 to a Stanley Bell. |
Aircraft name: Minnie the Moocher |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Returning from a night raid, it was attacked by German night fighters. A cannon shell exploded in the rear turret, killing the gunner. Further strikes smashed the radio and navigational equipment, and riddled the fuselage of the aircraft with holes. The pilot, Moores, who was on his fifth operation over Germany, carried on nevertheless and bombed the target before making a successful return to Scampton. |