LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Richard Reginald HINTON
Service No: 412613
Born: London, England, 7 January 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 20 July 1941 (at Sydney NSW)
Unit: No. 1 Advanced Flying Unit (RAF)
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Advanced Flying Unit Anson aircraft DJ472), Isle of Man, 2 August 1942, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Kirkinner Cemetery, Wigtownshire
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Sydney Jack and Winifred Mary Hinton, of Gogeldrie, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour: Leeton NSW
Remembered: Panel 124, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: ANZAC Memorial Clock, Leeton NSW
Remembered: Wingham Memorial Town Hall, Wingham NSW
On 2 August 1942, Anson DJ472 took off on a non-operational day training exercise flying from Tiree to Prestwick. The track between these two locations passed within seven miles of Goatfell on the Isle of Man, Scotland. The aircraft hit Goatfell during a heavy thunderstorm and crashed at approximately 1800 hours, killing all on board.
The crew members of DJ472 were:
Flight Lieutenant Hugh Colin Campbell (109907) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Sergeant Gordon Ralph Lewis (R/59848) (RCAF) (Wireless Air Gunner under training)
Sergeant Richard Reginald Hinton (412613) (Observer)
Sergeant Henry Thomas Swain (1377714) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Whalley (1516064) (RAFVR) (Pilot/Observer under training)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/122/133
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line