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1183690 SERGEANT
D E SHRIMPTON
WIRELESS OPERATOR / AIR GUNNER
ROYAL AIR FORCE
25th JUNE 1942 AGE 21
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AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER HIM
Further Information
Mother
(Maiden name shown) : Violet Mabel Shrimpton
Birth Place : Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Birth Date : 1921
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| Squadron : | 214 Sqn |
| Aircraft : | Short Stirling Mk.III : DJ973 : BU-A |
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| Pilot : | F/Sgt W N Craig |
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| Flight Engineer : | Sgt G J Mugford |
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| Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : | Sgt P G Brothers |
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| Air Gunner : | Sgt E H Brown, RCAF |
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| Rear Gunner : | Sgt R G Appley |
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The aircraft took off from RAF Stradishall on Ops to St Nazaire, but turned back before reaching the
target with engine problems and crashed at 03.49 hrs while approaching the base, coming down at
Bears Farm, Hundon, 5 miles NW of Haverhill, Suffolk. All the crew were killed.
Information provided by : John Bloodworth
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