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| Herbert Keith Laycock [Laycock-1191] [CFT #9694] Born: 1919 Died: 1943-Aug-26 |
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| d Greece. Buried in Phaleron War Cemetery. Herbert Laycock, of Walton on Thames joined the RAF on a short service commission in May 1938. He arrived on 616 Squadron from RAF Halton on 20th September 1939. Over Dunkirk on 1st June 1940 Laycock damaged a He111. He joined 79 Squadron at Acklington in early July and moved to 87 Squadron at Exeter on 8th October 1940. Next day Lacock's flight moved to Bibury, from where he began flying night patrols from the 11th. As a Hurricane pilot he is listed among 'The Few' commemorated on The Battle of Britain Monument on Victoria Embankment in London. 'The Few' is derived from Winston Churchill's famous speech which included "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" Having survived The Battle of Britain Laycock was killed on 26th August 1943, as a Squadron Leader with 603 Squadron based at Misurata West airfield in Libya. On 19th August he led an 'armed rover' to Missolonghi in Greece. His Beaufighter's starboard engine caught fire but Laycock brought the aircraft down north-west of the town. Laycock and his crewman Sgt RC Scott were both badly burned and taken prisoner. Both are recorded as having died in the camp hospital a week later on 26th August. Both are buried in the Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece. Herbert's father was Harold Riley Laycock. ✓ |
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