Hugh Hay was born in 1922 and from Gartcosh, Lanarkshire. He was the son of William and Mary McCutcheon Hay.

Hugh joined the Royal Air Force and became an pilot with 418 R.C.A.F. squadron, flying Mosquitos out of Ford, Sussex.

On 25/26 July 1943, F/S Hay and his navigator F/O John Seymour were sent on an Intruder mission with other mossies of 418 Squadron to airfields in The Netherlands. they were flying mosquito HJ822.

What happened after they took off is not known but their

418 Squadron

mosquito crashed 3 kilometers North-West from Schiphol airfield at 23.55, killing both men.

Flight Sergeant Hay is buried in Hoofddorp, Row 1. Grave 4.

"Rememberance"

God shall clasp

The broken chain

closer when we meet again

 

See also:
F/O John Seymour

Other 418 Squadron casualties in The Netherlands

Sources:
www.rafcommands.com
www.cwgc.org

Acknowledgements:
RAF Squadron crest © Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Directions to Hoofddorp General Cemetery

Posted 26 January 2007

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