Simon Glancey has submitted the following:
L.A.C. Dixon was serving with 274 Squadron. The unit’s O.R.B. (Operational Record Book), Form 540 recorded the following:
It is regretted that a pilot of Nº. 2 Squadron whilst taking off this morning in a Tomahawk had engine trouble and was unable to avoid hitting a bivy in which there were three airmen (all being Ground Gunners) and LAC. Dixon received the full impact of the tail wheel and died shortly afterwards.
