~~~~~Military Service, Australian Military Force, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF~~~~~~
Service Number:--- 426223
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 22nd October 1941 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit: --- No. 12 Squadron
Born:--- Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1923
Home Town: ----Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Next of Kin: Father, Mr Michael (Mick) Hayes, Giru via Townsville, North Queensland.
Home Address:--- C/- Railway Station, Innisfail, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died as a result of aircraft accident, No. 12 Squadron Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-209, near Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, 5th March 1944, Aged 20 Years.
Burial:--- Lost at sea, No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
Other Details:---Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes 426223 and Flight Sergeant Laurence Michael Devitt 10424 of 12Squadon, RAAF were killed when Vultee Vengeance A27-209 crashed near Merauke, New Guinea. On 5 March 1944 Vengeance aircraft A27-209 and A27-230 were flying in formation over the ocean. The aircraft changed course to avert a heavy cloud but A27-230 emerged alone. A27-230 then flew a reciprocal course and found an oil slick. A27-230 then recovered to Merauke.
Parents:--- Michael Byron Hayes and Ellen Monica Donaghue married 20th June 1919 in Townsville, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:---Townsville Queensland
Remembered:--- Panel 6, Lae Memorial Papua, New Guinea.
The crew members of A27-209 were:
Flight Sergeant Lawrence Michael Devitt (10424) (Pilot)
Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes (426223) (Observer)
Service Number:--- 426223
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 22nd October 1941 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit: --- No. 12 Squadron
Born:--- Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1923
Home Town: ----Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Next of Kin: Father, Mr Michael (Mick) Hayes, Giru via Townsville, North Queensland.
Home Address:--- C/- Railway Station, Innisfail, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died as a result of aircraft accident, No. 12 Squadron Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-209, near Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, 5th March 1944, Aged 20 Years.
Burial:--- Lost at sea, No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
Other Details:---Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes 426223 and Flight Sergeant Laurence Michael Devitt 10424 of 12Squadon, RAAF were killed when Vultee Vengeance A27-209 crashed near Merauke, New Guinea. On 5 March 1944 Vengeance aircraft A27-209 and A27-230 were flying in formation over the ocean. The aircraft changed course to avert a heavy cloud but A27-230 emerged alone. A27-230 then flew a reciprocal course and found an oil slick. A27-230 then recovered to Merauke.
Parents:--- Michael Byron Hayes and Ellen Monica Donaghue married 20th June 1919 in Townsville, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:---Townsville Queensland
Remembered:--- Panel 6, Lae Memorial Papua, New Guinea.
The crew members of A27-209 were:
Flight Sergeant Lawrence Michael Devitt (10424) (Pilot)
Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes (426223) (Observer)
~~~~~Military Service, Australian Military Force, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF~~~~~~
Service Number:--- 426223
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 22nd October 1941 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit: --- No. 12 Squadron
Born:--- Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1923
Home Town: ----Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Next of Kin: Father, Mr Michael (Mick) Hayes, Giru via Townsville, North Queensland.
Home Address:--- C/- Railway Station, Innisfail, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died as a result of aircraft accident, No. 12 Squadron Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-209, near Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, 5th March 1944, Aged 20 Years.
Burial:--- Lost at sea, No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
Other Details:---Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes 426223 and Flight Sergeant Laurence Michael Devitt 10424 of 12Squadon, RAAF were killed when Vultee Vengeance A27-209 crashed near Merauke, New Guinea. On 5 March 1944 Vengeance aircraft A27-209 and A27-230 were flying in formation over the ocean. The aircraft changed course to avert a heavy cloud but A27-230 emerged alone. A27-230 then flew a reciprocal course and found an oil slick. A27-230 then recovered to Merauke.
Parents:--- Michael Byron Hayes and Ellen Monica Donaghue married 20th June 1919 in Townsville, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:---Townsville Queensland
Remembered:--- Panel 6, Lae Memorial Papua, New Guinea.
The crew members of A27-209 were:
Flight Sergeant Lawrence Michael Devitt (10424) (Pilot)
Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes (426223) (Observer)
Service Number:--- 426223
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 22nd October 1941 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit: --- No. 12 Squadron
Born:--- Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1923
Home Town: ----Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Next of Kin: Father, Mr Michael (Mick) Hayes, Giru via Townsville, North Queensland.
Home Address:--- C/- Railway Station, Innisfail, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died as a result of aircraft accident, No. 12 Squadron Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-209, near Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, 5th March 1944, Aged 20 Years.
Burial:--- Lost at sea, No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
Other Details:---Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes 426223 and Flight Sergeant Laurence Michael Devitt 10424 of 12Squadon, RAAF were killed when Vultee Vengeance A27-209 crashed near Merauke, New Guinea. On 5 March 1944 Vengeance aircraft A27-209 and A27-230 were flying in formation over the ocean. The aircraft changed course to avert a heavy cloud but A27-230 emerged alone. A27-230 then flew a reciprocal course and found an oil slick. A27-230 then recovered to Merauke.
Parents:--- Michael Byron Hayes and Ellen Monica Donaghue married 20th June 1919 in Townsville, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:---Townsville Queensland
Remembered:--- Panel 6, Lae Memorial Papua, New Guinea.
The crew members of A27-209 were:
Flight Sergeant Lawrence Michael Devitt (10424) (Pilot)
Flying Officer Timothy Felix Hayes (426223) (Observer)
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