Philip Paul Armstrong
Philip Paul Armstrong was a wireless mechanic in 1939.
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Philip Armstrong was the son of Cyril B and Emma Armstrong and the brother of Kenneth Armstrong. In 1939, they lived at 172, Melbourne Road, Aspley, Nottingham.
After a brief period flying Battles with the Advanced Air Striking Force in France, 40 Sqdn returned to England, converted to Blenheims in 2 Group, flying operations from March 1940. They transferred to 3 Group and converted to Wellingtons in November 1940 and were posted to Luga, Malta in October 1941.
On November 10th 1942, nine aircraft were detailed to attack Tobruk. Wellington HX468 crashed on takeoff. Four crewmen were killed including Philip Paul Armstrong, the wireless operator. The others lost were Sgt RG Workman (pilot), Flt Sgt RA King, Flt Sgt L. Greenwood, Sgt S. McCormick. The Australian rear gunner Sgt RTH Quinn walked away apparently uninjured. He evidently survived the war because in 1950 he was awarded a Croix de Guerre.
The ground was littered with loose sand and in a slight depression. 40 Sqdn’s C/O Wing Co RE Ridgway refused at permit further takeoffs because the ground was unstable.
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