1941-11-03-Loss of Jhr. Hans van Panhuys

1941-11-03 The loss of Jhr. Hans van Panhuys

Crash site: North Sea near Norway coast, possibly in the Bergen area

Crash cause: unknown, enemy action presumed, but no German claim found

Name	1. Panhuys, Jhr Hans Walter van					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet



Rank	Res 2Lt Vl, P/O., Pilot				RAF VR 65544
Decorations	None known
Born	30/8/1912	Place	Bern, CH
Squadron	RAF 235 Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hr
Aircraft	Blenheim Mk. IV Nr. Z6144 LA-?
Base	RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire, GB
Mission	Norway coast patrol
Status	MIA, enemy action presumed				age	29
Missing	3/11/1941	Place	North Sea near Norway coast, possibly in the Bergen area
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	yes
Other crew	2. Sgt. Laurence Geoffrey Hillier, Obs, RAF VR 962181, age 23 – KIA, buried Bergen (Mollendal) Church Cemetery, Norway, grave D/9 3. Sgt. Harold Alexander Cook, Ag, RAF VR 1002345, age 27 – MIA, Runnymede Panel 41
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	Runnymede panel 35
	Runnymede 080127 Panhuys
GB arrival
Remarks	Van Panhuys had two crew members. Sgt. Harold Alexander Cook, RAF VR Nr. 1002345, remained missing-in-action. He is remembered on Runnymede, Panel 41. The body of Sgt. Lauwrence Geoffrey Hillier, RAF VR Nr. 962181, was found, identified, and buried in Bergen Mollendal Church Cemetery, Norway, grave D/9.
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