Robert Neville Birkhead
Known as Bob.
Notts Archive DD 2091/4/2: R N Birkhead, RAF, Men's Wer Dept.
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Son of James Byron Birkhead and Agnes M. Birkhead of 22 Birkland Avenue, Nottingham.
Siblings: George Thomas (1915), Byron Stanley (1920) and Joan Kathleen (1921).
His brother, George Thomas Birkhead, served in the RAF and died on service. He was killed during an air-raid on RAF Wattisham on the 30th October 1940. He was possibly trying to dispose of SD2 Butterfly bombs.
1921 the family were living in Long Eaton
IBCC: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V. Serial No P4939
Wireless Operator.
Flew from Abingdon on a night training exercise, but the aircraft stalled on take off and crashed NW of the airfield.
Buried in Nottingham Northern Cemetery, plot M/23 grave 15.
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