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P/O. Thomas Eliott Vipond
Royal Air Force 115 Squadron
from:Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
(d.25th March 1944)
Thomas Vipond trained with 1678 Conversion Flight and served in 115 Squadron. He was killed in action over Netherlands. His aircraft was one of four from the squadron lost that night. One of which had Nicholas Alkemade onboard who survived without a parachute when abandoning his aircraft at 18000 feet.
Thomas is buried with his crew in Gorssel, Netherlands.