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Pilot Sgt Thomas Fee

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Pilot Sgt Thomas Fee

Birth
Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
Death
13 Apr 1943 (aged 32)
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Burial
Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England GPS-Latitude: 54.5357861, Longitude: -3.585384
Plot
Ward 5. Sec. J. Grave 50.
Memorial ID
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1527088 Pilot Sergeant Thomas Fee
101 Sqd Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Killed whilst on flying duties, 13 April 1943

On returning from America Sergeant Fee was posted to Bomber Command's 101 Squadron (No 1 Group). In early 1943 101 Squadron was based at RAF Holme Spalding, East Yorkshire.
On Tuesday 13 April 1943 the Lancaster bomber Tom Fee was piloting developed engine trouble shortly after take-off and crashed. Tom Fee and his other six crew members were all killed. The families were all informed the next day.

Crew:

576419 Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Vernon Roderick Ager Killed age 19

129353 Flying Officer (Navigator) Victor Cook. Killed

1390807 Sergeant (Bomb Aimer / Navigator) Thomas Brough Killed age 29

1028126 Sergeant (Wireless Operator) John Smith Killed age 24

1606469 Sergeant (Mid-upper Air Gunner) George W.J. Davison Killed age 19

1456992 Sergeant (Rear-air Gunner).Jack Beatson Killed age 21


1527088 Pilot Sergeant Thomas Fee
101 Sqd Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Killed whilst on flying duties, 13 April 1943

On returning from America Sergeant Fee was posted to Bomber Command's 101 Squadron (No 1 Group). In early 1943 101 Squadron was based at RAF Holme Spalding, East Yorkshire.
On Tuesday 13 April 1943 the Lancaster bomber Tom Fee was piloting developed engine trouble shortly after take-off and crashed. Tom Fee and his other six crew members were all killed. The families were all informed the next day.

Crew:

576419 Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Vernon Roderick Ager Killed age 19

129353 Flying Officer (Navigator) Victor Cook. Killed

1390807 Sergeant (Bomb Aimer / Navigator) Thomas Brough Killed age 29

1028126 Sergeant (Wireless Operator) John Smith Killed age 24

1606469 Sergeant (Mid-upper Air Gunner) George W.J. Davison Killed age 19

1456992 Sergeant (Rear-air Gunner).Jack Beatson Killed age 21



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  • Created by: Stephen Farnell
  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102035672/thomas-fee: accessed ), memorial page for Pilot Sgt Thomas Fee (15 Mar 1911–13 Apr 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102035672, citing Whitehaven Cemetery, Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England; Maintained by Stephen Farnell (contributor 47664179).