The Airmen's Stories - Sgt. A L Romanis
Andrew Lunn Romanis, of Edinburgh, joined the RAFVR about June 1939 as an Airman u/t WOp/AG. Called up on 1st September, he completed his training and joined 25 Squadron at Debden in October 1940.
He was a member of the crew of Blenheim I L6679 which broke up in a dive over Ingatestone in Essex during a night patrol on 16th November 1940. The aircraft had encountered icing in cloud and came down at Ramsey Tyrells, Stock, Essex killing the crew. Romanis was 24. He is buried in Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex.
Also lost were Sgt. AJ Theasby (also a Battle veteran) and Sgt. LT Winter.

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