John Hannah, VC was a Scottish airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Sergeant John Hannah c. 1940
The remains of the gunner's compartment on Hannah's Hampden
The Grave of John Hannah
No. 83 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both the First World War and the Second World War.
83 Squadron aircrew in front of a Handley Page Hampden at RAF Scampton
83 Squadron aircrew in front of their Lancaster R5868, Squadron Leader Shailendra Eknath Sukthankar, an Indian Navigator stands in the middle.
An 83 Sqn Lancaster B.I, in 1942.
Small Memorial Stone for the killed crew of a shot-down Lancaster of 83 (Pathfinder) Squadron. in Heusenstamm, Germany