Hartney, William Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | William Douglas |
Surname | Hartney |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harlow M. and Nan C. Hartney, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK343 |
Markings | ZL-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pornic War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. G. 6. |
Epitaph | THEY ARE NOT LOST WHO FIND THE LIGHT OF SUN AND STARS AND GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/103722 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-02-1943 |
End Date | 01-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire. With the Lorient U-boat facility destroyed, attention turned to the second base, St. Nazaire. 437 aircraft, 5 losses (1.1%). Widespread destruction of the target with local reports saying that 60% of the city was destroyed. Few killed or injured, indicating that many must have fled the town before the raid. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed into the sea off Belle Ile, France |