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Thomas Winstanley | |||
| Rank: | Pilot Officer | Number: | 134723 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Operational Training Unit | ||
| Died: | 01/03/1943 | Age: | 20 |
| How Died: | Accidental | ||
| Country of burial: | U.K. | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Stretford Cemetery | ||
| Town Memorial: | Stretford Book | ||
| Extra Information: | |||
Born during the June quarter 1922 in the Barton on Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/994, the son of Thomas & Nora Winstanley (nee Burton). A Bomb Aimer, he took off at 11.00 hrs from RAF Harwell in a Wellington Mk IC bomber, No. X3171 for a cross country training flight. The pilot lost control while flying in cloud and dived almost wertically to crash at 15.15 hrs at Blackburn Fell, in or near the Harwood Forest, close to the village of Elsdon, some three miles ESE of Otterburn, Northumberland. The entire crew of six were all killed. Buried 08/03/1943 - Burial No. 18,895. M.I. - "Sweetest memories of our dear son Tommy. Blessed is the man who gives his life for his friends". | |||
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| St. Ann's R.C. Church (Stretford) | |||
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