Jack Hanne enlisted on his eighteenth birthday in 1931, he rose through the ranks to become a proficient pilot, serving overseas in Iraq and Karachi. By 1939, he was flying Blenheim bombers from RAF Wattisham and took part in Britain’s first bombing operation of the war over the Kiel Canal. Presented to the King for his role, Jack had logged over 500 flying hours by early 1940. On 10 January, during a patrol over the North Sea, his aircraft was attacked and shot down by German fighters. He was 26.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Sandra Jones]]> Claire Campbell]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> Wales--Cardigan]]> Germany]]> Wales--Rhayader]]> Iraq--Baghdad]]> Pakistan--Karachi]]> England--Skegness]]> England--Stowmarket]]> Germany--Kiel Canal]]> Denmark]]> England--Runnymede]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Stowmarket]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Surrey]]> Wales--Llandrindod]]> Iraq]]> Pakistan]]> 1939-09-04]]> 1940-01-10]]>