75 RNZAF Squadron's Short Stirling MK I (#BF437) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Newmarket for a night air operation over Nuremburg, Germany. During the action BF437 crashed near Philippsburg in Germany, taking the lives of the entire crew. The bodies of two of the airmen were laid to rest in Durnbach's cemetery, while the other five members of the crew are commemorated at The Runnymede Memorial in Surrey.
The airmen who perished in this crash were-
RCAF Warrant officer Class II Anthony ARLEN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ian James Duncan BRODIE,
RNZAF Sergeant Charles Raglan DAVEY,
RAF Sergeant Andrew James FEENAN,
RAF Sergeant Arthur Edgar HOWLETT,
RAFVR Sergeant Leighton Mansel STONE and
RAFVR Sergeant Alfred Bertram TARRANT.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 1450019
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 75 RNZAF Squadron; RAF Newmarket, Suffolk
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
75 RNZAF Squadron's Short Stirling MK I (#BF437) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Newmarket for a night air operation over Nuremburg, Germany. During the action BF437 crashed near Philippsburg in Germany, taking the lives of the entire crew. The bodies of two of the airmen were laid to rest in Durnbach's cemetery, while the other five members of the crew are commemorated at The Runnymede Memorial in Surrey.
The airmen who perished in this crash were-
RCAF Warrant officer Class II Anthony ARLEN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ian James Duncan BRODIE,
RNZAF Sergeant Charles Raglan DAVEY,
RAF Sergeant Andrew James FEENAN,
RAF Sergeant Arthur Edgar HOWLETT,
RAFVR Sergeant Leighton Mansel STONE and
RAFVR Sergeant Alfred Bertram TARRANT.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 1450019
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 75 RNZAF Squadron; RAF Newmarket, Suffolk
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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TARRANT A. B.
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