Accident Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7301, 26 Oct 1940 Taking off from RAF Heston on a Photo reconnaissance operation to the Scheldt Estuary in Holland. Attacked by two Bf 109’s flown by Fw. Werner Gerhardt and Gefr. Streicher, both from 10./NJG 1. Leutnant Hans-Erich Heinbockel of the Stab III./JG 54 also claimed to have shot down this aircraft and to him the victory was finally officially awarded. Crew baled out between 200 - 600ft, 1 crew member drowned - remainder PoW. Fl/Lt. A.A. Rumsey 22246 RAF PoW No: 1286 Camp: L3 - Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria P/O. Charles George Broome 84688 (754483) RAFVR Age 22. Killed - buried at Flushing Northern Cemetery (Vlissingen). Sgt. Eduard John Williams 640242 RAFVR PoW No: 345 Camp: 357 Stalag Kopernikus Sgt. Ronald Ernest Phillips 552155 RAF PoW No: 741 Camp L4 - Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria (Also Stalag Luft 1-Barth Vogelsang - west compound) LAC Alan Joseph Patrick Dixon 820009 RAFVR PoW No: 328 Camp: L6 - Stalag Luft Heydekrug PILOT OFFICER CHARLES GEORGE BROOME Service Number: 84688 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Photographic Reconnaissance Unit. Date of Death Died 26 October 1940 Age 22 years old Buried or commemorated at FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY Row A. Joint grave 5. Netherlands Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom Additional InfoSon of Henry and Minnie Alice Broome; husband of Marjorie Alice Broome, of Borden, Kent. Personal InscriptionALWAYS IN MY HEART UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN Pilot Officer (Pilot) Charles George Broome...
In the Luftwaffe, in case of doubt, a claim was usually awarded to the pilot with the highest rank. By the way, it was Heinbockel's 7th and last confirmed victory: He became KIA 17 April, 1941 in Yugoslavia, as the sole JG 54 fatality of the Balkan campaign.
