HUNT, ALBERT JOHN VICTOR Rank: Sergeant Service No: 405489 Date of Death: 24/10/1942 Age: 24 Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force 207 Sqdn. Panel Reference: Panel 117. Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Albert Edward Hunt and of Rosa Elizabeth Hunt (nee Coulson), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.Casualty Details
Details of the above loss.... 24 October 1942 207 Squadron Lancaster I W4121 EM-B Op. Milan Took of from Langer at 1241 hours. Crashed in the sea off Blainville sur Mer France and some 30km south east of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Crew F/S. L R. Wright + Sgt. W. Bell + F/S. S D G. Roberts + Sgt. A J V. Hunt RNZAF + Sgt. L H. Bell + F/S. J F. McCallum RCAF + Sgt. W C. Colwill RCAF + F/S. D K. Potter + Sgt. W G. Woodhouse + Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.3 - W R. Chorley. During the course of 1942 RAF Bomber Command visited Milan on 3 occasions. 159 aircraft were dispatched with 121 attacking the target (Industry). 80 tons of HE along with 123 tons of incendiaries were dropped. 9 aircraft were missing or lost.