[Observer1940]

Further to posting re Hampden

The Nottingham Evening Post Saturday, August 16, 1941 has a report.

Mr W. R. Brumpton was on night work at the time. Mrs Brumpton of 84 London Road, New Balderton, Newark, first thought the crash was bombs, some neighbouring houses were damaged.

Mrs Brumpton tried to get to her 6 other children, but the doorway was blocked which prevented her from reaching the other rooms. Her other son was an "invalid" according to other papers, in the same room and she was able to save him by lowering him to a man outside and then she jumped out of the window.

The full name of one son (not given on the BMD Deaths Register) was given by the newspaper as Geoffrey Lascelles Brumpton, aged 18.

The Newark Fire Brigade and the A.F.S., attended and the W.V.S., took Mrs Brumpton and her son to the W.V.S. Room.

A third member of the "British plane" crew escaped with slight injuries.

Bomber Command Losses Volume 7 Operational Training Units 1940 - 1947, first published 2002, by W. R. Chorley has an account by date (page 66) and on page 91 & page 92, the Coroner was Mr J B Norman according to Bill Chorley.