Thomas Brumfitt, Son of Charles Albert and Harriet Brumfitt, of West Derby, Liverpool. Thomas was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Mitchell FW152 226 Squadron crashed into the Castle moat at Bracht-Bruggen Germany...
The plane was shot down by Flak at/near Rheydt, during a bombing raid against the marshalling yard, at about 10:55. It was a day raid. The medium bombers like Bostons and Mitchells from the Wing based at Vitry-en-Artois mostly flew day raids. No survivor in the crew,
Crew:
P/O Sidney MOORE 179437 RAF KIA
P/O Harry Lockley KNOWLES 179809 RAF KIA
F/O Albert HENSHAW 152616 RAF KIA
F/Sgt Thomas BRUMFITT 1030695 RAF KIA
all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
The plane was shot down by Flak at/near Rheydt, during a bombing raid against the marshalling yard, at about 10:55. It was a day raid. The medium bombers like Bostons and Mitchells from the Wing based at Vitry-en-Artois mostly flew day raids. No survivor in the crew,
Crew:
P/O Sidney MOORE 179437 RAF KIA
P/O Harry Lockley KNOWLES 179809 RAF KIA
F/O Albert HENSHAW 152616 RAF KIA
F/Sgt Thomas BRUMFITT 1030695 RAF KIA
all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Thomas Brumfitt, Son of Charles Albert and Harriet Brumfitt, of West Derby, Liverpool. Thomas was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Mitchell FW152 226 Squadron crashed into the Castle moat at Bracht-Bruggen Germany...
The plane was shot down by Flak at/near Rheydt, during a bombing raid against the marshalling yard, at about 10:55. It was a day raid. The medium bombers like Bostons and Mitchells from the Wing based at Vitry-en-Artois mostly flew day raids. No survivor in the crew,
Crew:
P/O Sidney MOORE 179437 RAF KIA
P/O Harry Lockley KNOWLES 179809 RAF KIA
F/O Albert HENSHAW 152616 RAF KIA
F/Sgt Thomas BRUMFITT 1030695 RAF KIA
all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
The plane was shot down by Flak at/near Rheydt, during a bombing raid against the marshalling yard, at about 10:55. It was a day raid. The medium bombers like Bostons and Mitchells from the Wing based at Vitry-en-Artois mostly flew day raids. No survivor in the crew,
Crew:
P/O Sidney MOORE 179437 RAF KIA
P/O Harry Lockley KNOWLES 179809 RAF KIA
F/O Albert HENSHAW 152616 RAF KIA
F/Sgt Thomas BRUMFITT 1030695 RAF KIA
all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
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