POW F/Sjt. F.J. Brotherton, 489 Squadron RAF Hampden Norway 1943

F/Sjt. Frederick John Brotherton, 489 Squadron RAF (1375315) was captured after his Hampden I 'K' AN156 was shot down over Norway on 28th March 1943 killing the pilot whilst the rest of the crew were taken prisoner; Brotherton was an Solicitors clerk before the war and died in 1983.

Pilot: F/Sgt. Allen Grant (655391) buried Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery
Sgt. Robert Holloway (1286134)
Sgt. Walter Charles Nicholson (1391371)



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