THOMSON, Daniel McNicol
| Service Number: | 409256 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 21 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Bentleigh, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mordialloc High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk - Australian Bobbins Pty. Ltd. |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 12 June 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row C. Coll. grave 20. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409256 | |
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| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409256, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John James Thomson and Kate Thomson, of Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia.
ALWAYS REMEMBERED
Lancaster ED357 took off from Wickenby at 2240 hours on the night of 11/Lljune 1943 to bomb Dusseldorf, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. lt was later established that the aircraft crashed into the ljsselmeer in an area known as the Oosteelijk-Flevoland polder, near Dronten, Netherlands. Five of the crew had been killed and two were taken prisoner of war.
The crew members of ED357 were:
SergeantKennethBowes(1098656)(RAFVR)(Navigator)
SergeantDouglasNoelCampbell(1345600)(RAFVR)(WirelessAir Gunner)
Sergeant James Leslie osborne (1172557) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant Daniel McNicol Thomson (409256) (Pilot)
SergeantWTPingle(R/146605)(RCAF)(MidUpperGunne)PoW
SergeantCWASparling(R/1866)(RCAF)(RearGunner)PoW
Sergeant William Middleton ward (1553630) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Sparling later stated "The aircraft was shot down over the Zuyder Zee and the crew baled out into the water. I heard the crew calling for help during the night and when I was picked up the next morning there was no trace of the others. As far as I can ascertain Thompson must have been drowned. A 3 hours search found no trace."
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