Aircraftwoman 2nd Class 470079 Vera Hughes
Regiment: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Theatre of War: Home (R.A.F. Sleap)
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 7th of September 1943
Born: Prescot, Lancs.
Resided: St Helens, Lancs.
Burial / Memorial: Rainhill (St Ann) Churchyard
BMD details:
Birth: 3rd Qtr 1922, mothers maiden name 'Robinson' registered at Prescot. Vol 8b - Page 1381. Death: R.A.F Sleap Aerodrome, Salop. Registered Whitechurch Vol 6a - Page 672.
Family details:
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hughes, of Parr, St. Helens.
Census details:
1939 Register. Unfortunately Vera and two other members of the household are redacted. Father Richard W Hughes born 03/07/1893 a Nurse Mental and mother Mary E Hughes born 20/11/1891 an Unpaid Domestic are living at 4 Gardeners Way, Rainhill.
[pic]imgs/sppics/Hughes_Vera.jpg[/pic][caption]Whitley LA-937 that struck the control tower on August 26, 1943.
The WAAF standing behind the small vehicle at left is Vera Hughes,
who was killed when Whitley BD-257 struck the control tower on September 7, 1943.
(Courtesy of [url]http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/s,sleap.html[/url])[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/470079_Vera_Hughes.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Vera Hughes at Rainhill (St Ann`s) Churchyard
(Photograph courtesy of PaulC)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/Vera_Hughes_RWM.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Vera Hughes on the Rainhill War Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of PaulC)[/caption]
