Hudson off Redcar.
At 09.50hrs on the 17th of March 1942 this aircraft crashed into the sea about a mile off Redcar and broke up. Redcar
lifeboat went to try and help but were only able to recover one body at the time. Two others were later washed ashore.
Of the six airmen on the aircraft, only three were ever found. The other three remain missing.
Pilot - P/O John H Braybrooks MiD RAF (45618), aged 30, of Brundall Halt. Buried Brundall Churchyard,
Obs - Sgt William A Walker RCAF, aged 26, of Kisbey, Sask, Canada. Buried Thornaby on Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Obs - P/O Floyd B Cobb RCAF, aged ? Of Outlook, Sask, Canada. Buried Thornaby on Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Obs - Sgt Francis H McMullin RCAF (R/87749), of Kamloops, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Missing, listed on the Runnymede Memorial.
W Op/AG - F/Sgt Jack R Dickerson RAF (637558), aged 21, of Holkham, Norfolk. Missing, listed on the Runnymede Memorial.
W Op/AG - Sgt Louis J Krapek RCAF (R/91239), aged 19, of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Missing, listed on the Runnymede Memorial.
The gravestones of the two airmen whos bodies were recovered.
Sadly for the Braybrooks family on 2nd May 1941 Sidney Braybrooks was reported missing. Aged 26, he was John Braybrooks' younger brother.