Crosby, David Young Nurse (Sergeant)

Took off from Hampstead Norris bound for Gibraltar, with Malta as its ultimate destination. Almost immediately after takeoff, the bomber crashed, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed.

Killed includes Crosby: Sergeant Allister Nelson Irving RCAF R/65177 KIA St. Margaret And All Saints Churchyard, Wyton, Coll. grave. Pilot Officer Clyffurde George Randall Saunders RCAF J/5344 pilot KIA St. Margaret And All Saints Churchyard, Wyton, Coll. grave. Sergeant Hoyt Leslie Steadman RCAF R/65417 pilot KIA St. Margaret And All Saints Churchyard, Wyton, Coll. grave. Sergeant Edward John Beard RAF KIA St. Margaret And All Saints Churchyard, Coll. grave. Corp. George Ian Frederick Davies RAF KIA Thatcham Cemetery Sec. 2. Cons. Grave 385A. Sergeant Victor John Hale RAF KIA St John the Baptist Churchyard, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, North side. Row 2. Grave 31. Flight Sergeant Harry Higginson RAF KIA Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester, Sec. U.U. Grave 881. Pilot Officer Alan Lodge RAF KIA St. Margaret And All Saints Churchyard, Wyton, Coll. grave. LAC Clifford Robson RAF KIA, Warley Congregational Cemetery, Sec. R. Grave 37C.