Malvern College Second World War Casualty

P/O. Michael Hubbard

House and time at Malvern: 1, 1934 - 1936.

Regiment: R.A.F..
Died: 21 December 1940 aged 20 in England. Died on active service.
Cemetery: Knighton (St. Mary Magdalene) Churchyard

Son of Ernest Joseph and Emma Hubbard, of Stoughton Lodge, Stoughton Rd., Leicester.
Football XL.

106 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
The squadron flew Hampdens in a training role.

A Hampden X.3154 from RAF Finningley at 20:45 (dark) on 21/12/1940 flew into hillside and caught fire near Castleton Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. P/O M Hubbard, Sgt Smith, Sgt Perkins, Sgt Davey - all dead. Complete wreck. Cause of low flying unknown.
Accident report

Squadron Operation records, Dec 1940: AIR 27_831_31
Detailed records

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