Serjeant 580572 Joseph Kenneth Crawley
Regiment: Royal Air Force - 82 Sqdn.
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 17th of May 1940
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Runnymede Memorial
Family details:
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth B. Crawley, of St. Helens, Lancashire.
Census details:
1939 Register - Not identified.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=26]Remembered on the West Park Old Boys Memorial[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=26]Remembered on the West Park Old Boys Memorial[/url]
Bristol Blenheim Mk IV - Registration P6893
Air Marshall Barratt, AOC of the A.A.S.F. requested 2 Group to carry out a dawn raid on German AFV formations near Gembloux in Belgium. The focal point for the attack was a cross-roads in the town.
Twelve Blenheims of 82 Sqn. were sent with no fighter escort. All 12 Blenheims lost on this mission.
Blenheim P6893: Take-off at 04:50 hrs for attack enemy armoured columns at Gembloux (Belg). 17/05/1940
Shot down by Bf 109s of 1./JG 3 en route to attack enemy armoured columns at Gembloux at approximately 06.00-0 6.30hrs.
Crew:
Sgt (580271) Reginald Edward NEWBATT (Pilot) RAF killed
Sgt (580572) Joseph Kenneth CRAWLEY (Obs.) RAF killed
Sgt (530226) Albert Vernon KNOWLES (WOp/AG) RAF killed
[pic]imgs/sppics/runnymede13.jpg[/pic][caption]Joseph is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial
(Picture by PaulC)[/caption]
