Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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Sgt. Jack Edwin Merrett

Royal Air Force 107 Squadron

from:Reading, Berkshire

(d.30th Sep 1940)

Jack Merrett was my wife's uncle's brother. I don't know much of the circumstances of his RAF Service or the circumstances of his death. However, I do know that he served with the 107 Squadron and died in an accident at take off at RAF Wattisham on Monday 30th September 1940. From my research, it appears that the aircraft (Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV N6191) crashed on take off and burst into flames. There were three people on board the aircraft, Sgt. Jack Merrett, Sgt J. Waters and Wing Commander L.F. Sinclair (Observer). It is, at present not known who the pilot was, or what the purpose of the flight was. More investigation will be carried out at a later stage.



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