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F/O. Alfred Thorpe
Royal Air Force 76 Sqdn.
from:Sutton in Ashfield, Notts.
(d.30th March 1944)
Alfred Thorpe was the navigator in the crew of F/O Gordon Greenacre, who were shot down shortly before midnight on 30th March 1944, en route to Nuremberg. The crew were on their 21st operation. Five of the seven crew members were killed: F/O Greenacre, P/O Arneil, P/O Death, P/O Maw, F/O Thorpe.
The crew members who survived were: Tony Monk (rank unknown), Jack Hawthorn (rank unknown). The aircraft was Halifax MkIII LW647 "W".