HAYMAN, Douglas Anthony
| Service Number: | 409996 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force - unspecified units |
| Born: | Newcastle-On-Tyne, England, 29 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 2 June 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longue Communal Cemetery, France Grave 3, Longue Communal Cemetery, Longue-Jumelles, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 409996 | |
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| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 409996 | |
| 2 Jun 1944: | Involvement Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, 138SQN |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Douglas Anthony Hayman 409996 & Pilot Officer John Charles Fardon 410472 were killed in the loss of Halifax LL289 of Number 138 Squadron RAF near Rue de Champeaux, France
Son of Samuel William and Amy Hayman of Brighton, Victoria
His family emigrated to Australia, and he was working as an aircraft process worker prior to enlistment. After training as a pilot, Hayman was posted to Bomber Command in England and was assigned to 138 Squadron RAF. Whilst conducting a night operation over France, Pilot Officer Hayman's Halifax bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the Rue de Champeus, Longue, at 1am on 2 June 1944. One of five crew members killed in the crash, Pilot Officer Hayman was buried at the Parish Church at Longue, Maine et Loire, France.
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