Desmond John Haydon

Flight Lieutenant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Albert Leonard and Norina Gladys Haydon, of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (1998)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The Wellington bomber took of from Kabrit, Egypt at 23-50. Shortly after take off, it suffered an engine failure due to a glycol leak. In preparation for an emergency landing, the bomb load was jettisoned at low level, the blast possibly, the cause of the plane crashing in the Great Bitter Lake. Two New Zealanders were in the crew, Desmond Haydon, Captain and Donald Lander. 2nd Pilot.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 1, p. 217]

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Casualty

Service Number:

402137

Name:

Desmond John Haydon

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Clerical worker

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 104 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed on air operations

Date of Death:

28 June 1942

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Fayid War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

2. D. 2.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt