Flying Officer [Pilot]

Thomas James Albert Long

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Long and of Mary Ann Long (nee Burke), of Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

While undergoing instruction on a Blenheim, the tailplane detached, probably during a dive,  causing a crash. Both crew died.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1, p. 257]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
413095
Name:
Thomas James Albert Long
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
01 January 1970
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
08 October 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
01 January 1970

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Plot H. Grave 39.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Thomas James Albert Long
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