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thomas purdie

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
​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.
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    • Bin Days
    • Blackbourne Tree Group
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    • Focus on Winter
    • Honington Charities
    • Latest News
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  • Parish Council
    • Accounts & Audit Report
    • Councillors
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    • elections & membership
    • Minutes & annual reports
    • Policies
    • Next Meeting
    • Suffolk Police & Crime Panel
    • West Suffolk Council
  • Church
    • Christmas Church Services
    • Church Fundraising
    • All Saints Honington
    • - War Graves
    • - Military Graves
    • St Andrew's Sapiston
    • - Plague Graves
    • Other Places of Worship - services
  • ... out & about ..
    • Arts Society Bury
    • Book reviews
    • Breckland Walkers
    • Circle Dancing
    • Community Lunch & Supper
    • Computer Club
    • Cycle the Wolf Way
    • EVENTS - Euston Estate
    • FARMING at Euston
    • Fundraising, Challenges & Wins
    • Gardening Club
    • in the garden ....
    • Heritage Walks
    • Ixworth Bowls Club
    • Local Archaeology
    • Local History
    • Nature Notes with Brian
    • RAF Honington
    • Sell or Give Away ...
    • Suffolk Family History Society