Albert George Stafford Anderson
He was an artist.
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Son of George Stafford Anderson and Lois Beatrice Anderson of 29, Lenton Avenue, The Park, Nottingham.
Killed in Spitfire Vc ES204. The squadron was part of a build up to support the forthcoming Battle of El Alamein from the air.
74 Sqdn ORB (Air27-642-8 74 Sqdn September 1943Record of Events) 'On way back to Nicosia developed engine trouble 15 miles ENE of Castelrosso. Baled out but too low. Parachute failed to open.'
'the formation was flying below 500 feet. He (Anderson) had great difficulty getting out of his aircraft.. A high spped launch from Castelrosso and ASR aircraft from Cyprus made several fruitless searches' (Air27-642-7 74 Sqdn September 1943 Summary of Events). The summary for the month opens with 'Today is a great day for the squadron. At long last we have been re-equipped with Spitfires.'(replacing Hurricanes)
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