Thomas Purdie
Aircraftsman 1st Class, 9 Sqdn, Royal Air Force
Son of John Fulton Purdie & of Eliza Ann Purdie, of Lambhill, Glasgow
Died 8 September 1939
24 years old
Row A, Grave 2
Aircraftsman 1st Class, 9 Sqdn, Royal Air Force
Son of John Fulton Purdie & of Eliza Ann Purdie, of Lambhill, Glasgow
Died 8 September 1939
24 years old
Row A, Grave 2
Pilot: P/O Harold Rosofsky
Obs: P/O Bruce Innes Clifford-Jones
W/Op/Air/Gnr: AC1 Hugh M McGreevy
W/Op/Air/Gnr: AC1 Thomas Purdie
Air/Gnr: AC2 William Charles Hilsdon
P/O Harold Rosofsky and crew took off from RAF Honington for an air firing practice over Berners Heath. The cause of the accident is not known, but the aircraft flew into trees and crashed near Elveden, Suffolk. Berners Heath was a high-altitude bombing range that became available to the RAF on 13 December 1936 for training exercises.
Obs: P/O Bruce Innes Clifford-Jones
W/Op/Air/Gnr: AC1 Hugh M McGreevy
W/Op/Air/Gnr: AC1 Thomas Purdie
Air/Gnr: AC2 William Charles Hilsdon
P/O Harold Rosofsky and crew took off from RAF Honington for an air firing practice over Berners Heath. The cause of the accident is not known, but the aircraft flew into trees and crashed near Elveden, Suffolk. Berners Heath was a high-altitude bombing range that became available to the RAF on 13 December 1936 for training exercises.