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P/O. James Brodie
Royal Air Force 106 Squadron
from:Espedair St., Paisley, Scotland
(d.22nd June 1944)
Jim Brodie's Lancaster bomber LL955, call sign ZN-E, was shot down by a night fighter over Netherlands, on 22nd June 1944. They were returning from a raid on oil installations at Scholven-Buer, and he was posted as missing, presumed dead.
They were shot down by Oberleutnant Martin Drewes of III.NJG 1. The bodies of Jim and his crew are buried in Oosterwolde Cemetery, Oldebroek. The plot contains the bodies of Jim, a Pilot Officer, and his 6 crew:
Aldridge, Frank Henry, F H Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) 1853526 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 22/06/1944 20 Plot 2. Coll. grave. 2
Brodie, James, J Pilot Officer (Pilot) 174302 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 22/06/1944 22 Plot 2. Coll. grave. 3
Brownlee, William, W Flight Sergeant (Nav.) 1560442 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 22/06/1944 20 Plot 2. Coll. grave.
Horton, Ronald Elmer, R E Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) J/88617 Royal Canadian Air Force 22/06/1944 19 Plot 2. Coll. grave. 1
Keith, David Robinson Neill, Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) 416005 Royal New Zealand Air Force 22/06/1944 28 Plot 2. Coll. grave.
O'connell, George Francis Leo, Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) R/203907 Royal Canadian Air Force 22/06/1944 Unknown Plot 2. Coll. grave.
Sleep, Royston, Sergeant (W.Op. [Air]) 1533681 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 22/06/1944 21 Plot 2. Coll. grave.