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239913 P/O. Alfred John Thomas Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 75 Squadron from:Bermuda (d.31st July 1943) Jack Thomas was the pilot of a Stirling bomber which came down over Remscheid on the night of 30th/31st of July 1943. He kept the plane aloft while the survivors of a direct hit bailed out. Two of his crew were held nearby and asked to see the body of an airman who was found in the aircraft which had gone down in a lake. They were not allowed to do so. Those two men were held as PoWs till the end of WWII. They both visited Jack's sister and husband in Chelmsford to tell them what had happened to Jack. Paddy Stewart, a crew member, moved to Canada. Crumpty, an Australian was a crew member too. Jack was born on 8th January 1919 in Pembroke Dock, Wales and moved to Bermuda in 1928/9 where his father had obtained work in the Dockyard. His name is on the panels at Runnymede. Although he died before I was born, he was a very real presence in our family life and with those who knew him. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**