Hynam Graham Stanley

Monuments

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

ISOB Graham Stanley Hynam

Name:

Graham Stanley Hynam

Rank:

Flying Officer

Serial Number:

J/15652

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1943-05-29

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Pershore Cemetery, Pershore, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

379

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Comments:

Graham Stanley Hynam was born on October 28, 1920, in Wales. He was the son of Gilbert Stanley and Harriet Ann Hynam, of Akron, Ohio.

Graham served in the #23 Operational Training Unit as a Flying Officer during World War II. He was killed on May 29, 1943, in a Non-Battle crash of his bomber. While stationed in England, he participated in a morale-raising event called "Wings for Victory" week at Pershore near Worcestershire, England. The plane was to do a fly-by over the parade grounds and do a shallow dive towards the airfield. The plane lost a wing and an engine over the cricket field, hit roofs on the west side of Bridge Street and took the roof off the Brandy Cask Inn before crashing into the back gardens by the river. All five on board the plane were killed. A framed copy of the story from the local newspaper can be found on the wall in the inn.

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