Norman BROCKLEHURST
- Extended Description
- BROCKLEHURST, Norman. Flying Officer, Navigator 141687, Royal Air Force (VR) 161 Squadron, (Special Duties Squadron) Royal Air Force stationed at RAF Tempsford died 28th March 1944 aged 22. He was the son of Norman, (pork butcher) and Florence of 5 Thornton Avenue, Macclesfield. At rest Macclesfield Cemetery Cheshire.
He was part of a crew of four in a Lockheed Hudson 111a FK767 Bomber which was on a training flight when it crashed at 2200hrs and burnt out after diving into the ground near Arlesey, Bedfordshire, no one survived.
The other three were
F/O Robert Leonard Baughan RAFVR, Pilot - killed. At rest in Buckingham Cemetery, England
F/Sgt Eric Clive Brewer RNZAF - Wireless Op / Gunner - killed. At rest in Cambridge City Cemetery.
WO2 David Stuart Gillander RCAF - Wireless Op / Gunner - killed. At rest in Brookwood Military Cemetery.
RAF Tempsford: Churchill's Most Secret Airfield
http://www.tempsford.20m.com/home.html
http://www.tempsford-squadrons.info/
http://www.grahamhague.com/arleseyhudson.shtml
