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Sgt. John Henry Eades
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 115th Sqd.
from:Salisbury
(d.22nd Feb 1941)
Jack Eades was my mother's friend and she had a photograph of him in his flying gear, standing beside a Wellington bomber. In her jewellery box she kept an RAF sweetheart brooch. All mum ever told us was that he was killed in the war.
I have done some research and found the following information:
John (Jack) Henry Eades son of Henry and Amy Eades of Salisbury
died aged 20 on 22 February 1941 when he was part of the crew of a Wellington Bomber who went on a raid to Brest at 02.51 on that day. On returning to Marham they were diverted to East Winch in Norfolk at 08.30 and the plane crashed into a tree and burst into flames. All six crew were killed.