Photo: Geordie at War Project
T. Stearman
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
1st September 1943 age 25
Greater love
Hath no man than this.
That a man lay down
His life for his friends
Sgt. Stearman was serving with 1662 H.C.U. He was a crew member of Lancaster I W4314 which took off from Blyton on a long night cross country training exercise. It flew into the ground in Lincolnshire killing all 7 crew.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Vol. 8; Heavy Conversion Units and Miscellaneous Units, 1939-1947;W.R. Chorley; 2003; Midland Publishing; ISBN 1 85780 156 3
Thomas Stearman is remembered at Monkwearmouth on M46.02
