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AC1. William A Seymour
Royal Air Force A Flight 37 Squadron
from:Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
(d.30th Apr 1940)
My uncle AC/1 Bill Seymour an air gunner (front turret) was killed during a raid on Sola (Stavanger) airfield in Norway at approximately 20:50 hours on the evening of 30th of April 1940. The raid was carried out by four Wellington 1A aircraft of 37 Squadron based at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk. Two of the four Wellingtons P9213 and P9215, both from A flight were probably damaged by flak on their bombing run over the airfield and finally shot down by a mix of German fighters, Messerschmitt Bf109Es of II./JG77 and Messerschmitt Bf110Cs of I./ZG76. Both Wellingtons crashed in to the sea somewhere North of Rott Island about a mile South of Stavanger Peninsula.
P9215's Crew were:
F/O G V Gordon,
P/O T Kerr,
Sgt W Eddlestone,
LAC W E Brewster and
AC/1 W A Seymour.