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213334F/Lt. Thomas Brodie Herd DFC
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Squadron
from:Broughty Ferry, Dundee
(d.8th Nov 1941)
Thomas Brodie Herd was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Herd of Broughty Ferry, Angus, Dundee, Scotland. My Grandmother Mary Jane Herd's Uncle was Thomas Herd, Chairman of the Distillers Company (Limited) Edinburgh. His son F/Lt. T.B. Herd DFC, served with 106 Squadron and died, aged 24, on Saturday, 8th November 1941. The information I have is that F/Lt. Herd was killed when his aircraft, a Handley-Page Hamden, Serial Number AD932 of No 106 Squadron Coningsby, failed to return from a raid on Essen. F/Lt. Herd was the pilot of the aircraft. The other three crew members also perished on this operation. I do not have the names of the other crew members.I would be most grateful for any information on F/L Herd's operations on 106 Squadron.
Additional Information:
Thomas Brodie Herd attended the High School in Dundee before moving to Merchiston in 1930. TB Herd was a brilliant all-round athlete and Scholar. He was in both the XV and the XI for three years and was also Captain of the Running Team. On leaving School he went to St.John's College, Cambridge. He joined the RAF in June 1940 and trained as a Pilot. His was one of three Hampden Bombers, AD932, which failed to return from "Operation Gardening", laying mines in the Oslo Fjord. He was last heard on the radio calling for help and it is believed that the aircraft ditched in the sea 48 miles off Wick. Rank: Flight Lieutenant : 106 Squadron RAFVR Died : 8th November 1941 Aged 24 - DFC Awarded 25th October 1941. Also killed were Flying Officer B G McIver DFC RCAF and Sergeant S J H Jones - Kirkwall (St. Olaf's) Cemetery, Plot 2 Joint Grave 20 RIP. Fergus HoodFergus Hood
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