Toski, Hubert John (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1941-December-30
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of John and Mildred Elizabeth Victoria Mary Toski, of Stockwell, London
Spouse:
Home: Stockwell, London, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
76 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Resolute
Base
Middleton St George
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
1375624
Target
Brest France
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Halifax L9615
Mission
Halifax B.Mk.II L9615
Bombing Brest France 1941-December-30 to 1941-December-30
76 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Middleton St George
76 Squadron (Resolute) RAF Middleton St George. Halifax aircraft L 9615 MP-X failed to return from a daylight attack on the German cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst. Hit by flak, the Halifax crashed into the sea off the coast near Brest, France
Pilot Officer DS King (RCAF), Sergeant WR Gates (RCAF), Sergeant L Blair (RAFVR), Sergeant F Eaton (RAFVR), Sergeant PD Randall (RAF), Sergeant HJ Toski (RAFVR) and Sergeant SM Wilson (RAAF) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial
Aviation Safety NetworkHalifax L9615 B.Mk.II - Bombing Brest France - 1941-12-30 to 1941-12-30
Squadron: 76 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-12-30
Completion Date: 1941-12-30
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Brest France
Target Specific: Gneisenau and Scharnhorst
Base: RAF Middleton St George
Take Off Time: 11:22
Squadron Code: MP-X
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: into the sea
Crash Specifics: off the coast near Brest, France
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery: Unspecified Marine Flak
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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76 Squadron (Resolute) RAF Middleton St George. Halifax aircraft L 9615 MP-X failed to return from a daylight attack on the German cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst. Hit by flak, the Halifax crashed into the sea off the coast near Brest, France
Pilot Officer DS King (RCAF), Sergeant WR Gates (RCAF), Sergeant L Blair (RAFVR), Sergeant F Eaton (RAFVR), Sergeant PD Randall (RAF), Sergeant HJ Toski (RAFVR) and Sergeant SM Wilson (RAAF) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial