The Last Flight of Halifax JB837
25/26th May 1943
25/26th May 1943
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| Rank | Sergeant |
| Name | Alwyn BROTHERTON |
| Position | Navigator |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Unit | 7 Squadron |
| Age | 21 |
| Service No. | 1528408 |
| Grave | Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4.D.24 |
Alwyn was the son of Thomas and Hanna E. Brotherton of Cross Hill, Lancaster.
| Service Record | ||
MISSIONS WITH 214 SQUADRON | ||
| Date | Aircraft | Target |
| 18-19/01/1943 | Stirling Mk I W7577 | Sea Mining (?) |
| 3-4/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9163 | Hamburg |
| 4-5/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9323 | Turin |
| 13-14/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9323 | Lorient |
| 16-17/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9163 | Lorient |
| 17-18/02/1943 | Stirling EF335 | Sea Mining? |
| 19-20/02/1943 | Stirling EF335 | Wilhelmshaven |
| 19-20/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9323 | Nuremberg |
| 26-27/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I W7577 | Cologne |
MISSIONS WITH 7 SQUADRON | ||
| Date | Aircraft | Target |
| 22/3/43 | Stirling BF339 'B' | St Nazaire - Flak Damaged Slats. |
| 27/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | Air Sea Rescue. Failed Mission |
| 27/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | Berlin - Abandoned - Rear Turret Not Working. |
| 28/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | St Nazaire |
| 29/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | Berlin |
| 4/4/43 | Stirling Mk I R9156 MG-H | Kiel |
| 10/4/43 | Stirling Mk I R9156 MG-H | Frankfurt |
| 14/4/43 | Stirling EF361 'MG-B' | Stuttgart |
| 1/5/43 | EF361 'B.2' 'MG-B' | Bocholt |
| 13/5/43 | EF361 'B.2 'MG-B' | Bochum |
| 23/5/43 | Stirling Mk I EF361 'MG-B' | Dortmund |
| 25/5/43 | Stirling Mk I EF361 'MG-B' | Dusseldorf - Missing |