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Corporal ( W. Op. [Air] ) Thomas Baybutt

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Corporal ( W. Op. [Air] ) Thomas Baybutt

Birth
England
Death
25 May 1940 (aged 18–19)
Sechtem, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Add to Map
Plot
6. E. 17.
Memorial ID
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Thomas Baybutt, Son of Hetty Baybutt, of Kendal, Westmorland. Thomas was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Hampden L4172 144 Squadron crashed Sechtem, Bornheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany...

Shot down by flak/AAA, on sortie to attack rail communications in tactical support of BEF (British Expeditionary Force) on the night of 26/5/1940 in the Koln area.

Crew:
Sgt (580078) A.E. Jones (pilot) RAF: Survived, reportedly uninjured, PoW. Stalg Luft 1,
Sgt (565748) John Alexander Smyth (pilot) RAF - killed in action 26/05/40.
Sgt (526291) Colin Woodhouse (Observer) RAF - killed in action 26/05/40.
Corporal (551819) Thomas Baybutt (Wireless Op/Air Gunner) RAF - killed in action 26/05/40.

All four crew fatalities were buried at Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Thomas Baybutt, Son of Hetty Baybutt, of Kendal, Westmorland. Thomas was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Hampden L4172 144 Squadron crashed Sechtem, Bornheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany...

Shot down by flak/AAA, on sortie to attack rail communications in tactical support of BEF (British Expeditionary Force) on the night of 26/5/1940 in the Koln area.

Crew:
Sgt (580078) A.E. Jones (pilot) RAF: Survived, reportedly uninjured, PoW. Stalg Luft 1,
Sgt (565748) John Alexander Smyth (pilot) RAF - killed in action 26/05/40.
Sgt (526291) Colin Woodhouse (Observer) RAF - killed in action 26/05/40.
Corporal (551819) Thomas Baybutt (Wireless Op/Air Gunner) RAF - killed in action 26/05/40.

All four crew fatalities were buried at Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Gravesite Details

551819


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