| Admitted to: RAF Tangmere SSQ. Royal West Sussex Hospital, Chichester (15/01/43). |
Date of Injury: 14/01/1943 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 16/02/1920 (23) |
Cause of Incident: Crashed on landing in a Defiant. Landed on by another aircraft. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 19/01/1943 |
Injuries: Facial injuries. Fractured arm. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 7 |
IDENTITY CARD
This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.
| Forename: George Dennis Ivor |
Surname: Neale |
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| Service No: 550892 |
Nationality: British |
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Patient Unit: RAF Shoreham |
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| Profession: --- |
Patient Rank: FS |
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| Death: November 2007 |
Age at Death: --- |
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On return to base, they were followed by German pilots. The runway lights remained off, and while Neale's plane landed safely, the one behind them failed to do so, landing on top of them. The propeller of the second aircraft sliced through the plane and Neale's face.
A month later, Neale came out of his coma, and was eventually transferred to QVH, where he stayed to two years as McIndoe put his face back together. His right eye was too badly damaged to get a bone graft.
SSQ - Station Sick Quarters
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