Sqn Ldr Alfie Fripp 57 Sqn

[Nocturna mors]

Born in June 1913, Alfie Fripp enlisted with the RAF in September 1930. At the outbreak of war in September 1939, his squadron, the 57th, was sent to France to fly air reconnaissance missions for the British Expeditionary Force sent to repulse the Nazi advance on western Europe.
Three days after the declaration of war he married his sweetheart Vera Violet Allen. Barely a month later, the Bristol Blenheim he was flying in was shot down over Germany by the Luftwaffe, and he and his fellow crewmen were taken prisoner.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho ... 37595.html

Tom

[K4KittyCrew]

Thanks Tom, always interesting to read stories of ex crew.
Cheers,
John