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Flight Officer

John Hopwood

Service number 162070
Military unit 630 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 10 Apr 1945 (32 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Son of James Alfred and Bertha Hopwood; husband of Phyllis Irene Hopwood of Flanshaw, Wakefield, Yorkshire.

Military history

76 Lancasters and 19 Mosquitoes of 5 and 8 Groups attacked the Wahren railway yards at Leipzig on 10th/11th April 1945. The eastern half of the yards was destroyed. 7 Lancasters, including RF 122, were lost. 630 Sqdn at East Kirkby contributed 11 aircraft to this operation, 2 of them failing to return.

John Hopwood was the navigator aboard Lancaster I RF122 which took off 1823 10 April 1945 from East Kirkby to bomb the Wahren railway yards. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. No survivors. Fatalities: Hopwood + RJ Sassoon (P), SC Walton (FE), MS Munro (W/Op), F Fleming (AB), L Lynn (AG), WHR Jenkins (AG).

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