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Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)
Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history. On a single day, over 16,000 men were inserted by gli...
Flight Sergeant Percy Nicholas Hyde was the son of Mr and Mrs N H Hyde, of Chicester, Sussex, and the husband of E Hyde, of Gravesend, Kent.
He served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and was serving attached to 1st Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment in early 1945.
Flight Sergeant Hyde died on 24 March 1945, aged 22 years old. He is now commemorated at Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Service History
- Date not known Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Flight Sergeant)
- 1941 No 38 Group RAF (Flight Sergeant)
- 1945 Glider Pilot Regiment (Flight Sergeant)