Nixon, Thomas Simpson
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Thomas Simpson |
Surname | Nixon |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Nixon, of Stanwix, Carlisle. Husband of Millicent Gwendolin Nixon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL226 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carlisle (Stanwix) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Ward 2. Sec. L. Grave 44. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2214130 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Miscellaneous Information
Nixon was the cyclist |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1944 |
End Date | 30-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Problems with port engine, overshot runway and crashed into a bungalow, killing two elderly occupants- Mr. Henry and Mrs. Annie Wraith, and a cyclist |