Photo: James Pasby
A. Thompson
Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
23rd August 1941 Age 30.
At the going down
of the sun
and in the morning
we will remember him.
Sgt. Thompson was serving with 20 O.T.U. He was a crew member of Wellington IC R1622 which took off from Lossiemouth on a training flight. Due to incorrect flap settings the aircraft failed to climb. It grazed the top of the hangar. Two of the crew were killed, the other two were injured.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses Vol.7: Operational Training Units; W.R. Chorley; 2002; Midland Publishing; ISBN 1 85780 132 6.
He is remembered in Westoe on W101.08 page 84