Thomson, Alan Copland
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan Copland |
Surname | Thomson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-03-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2800 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Toxteth Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 3. Gen. Grave 1025. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1196328 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12978 (P367235/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1942 |
End Date | 27-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0240 with a engine on fire between Dorn and Aston Magna 2 miles NW of the airfield. |