| Admitted to: Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells. |
Date of Injury: 05/10/1943 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 23 |
Cause of Incident: Crashed in a Halifax returning from ops. |
||
| Transferred to QVH: 05/10/1943 |
Injuries: Burns to face and hands. |
||
| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 4 |
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: Paul |
Surname: Warren |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service No: J8346 |
Nationality: American |
||
| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: 35 Sqn |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Profession: Wireless Op/Air Gunner |
Patient Rank: Flt Lt |
||
| Death: 2004 |
Age at Death: --- |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Rank: |
Dr Unit: |
||
Notes:
Known as 'Sid'.
On return from an operation over Frankfurt, Warren's plane encountered German fighters over the French coast, and the ensuing fight damaged the elevator and rudder controls, and two engines. Unable to make turns to return to an airfield, the pilot decided to crash land in a field. All seven crewmembers escaped the crash alive, including fellow Guinea Pig Vic Hobbs.
We've been looking through our collections, and discovered this 1972 photograph from the East Grinstead Observer, o…