Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Obituaries

Obituaries Please use this forum to post obituary listings and death notices.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11th July 2015, 03:01
andy bird andy bird is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Pembrokeshire & Berkshire
Posts: 768
andy bird is an unknown quantity at this point
O V Burns BofB WOP/AG 235 Sqn

Just heard Owen has died, short of making the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain.

An Air Gunner with 235 Sqn (Blenheim 1F fighter) during 1940/41. Having survived the Battle, on Valentines Day, evening, 1941, Owen Burns survived a landing accident, when his Blenheim crashed into a tree, sadly killing the Observer. On final approach, whilst attempting to land at Bircham Newton after a patrol across the North Sea, the airfield flarepath was suddenly extinguished due to an enemy aircraft in the vicinity. Redirecting to RAF Langham, the lights there too were suddenly turned off, plunging the Blenheim into sudden darkness, resulting into the collision with the tree. Joseph Chamberlain, the Pilot, survived with serious injuries and Owen Burns escaped with a fractured collarbone. Both would live into old age, Joseph passing in sept 2011.

May he rest in peace, - the last surviving 235 Battle of Britain Veteran that I'm aware of.

Andy Bird

235 Sqn Registrar

Author - Coastal Dawn
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 6th October 2015, 19:35
LizzieB LizzieB is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2
LizzieB is on a distinguished road
Re: O V Burns BofB WOP/AG 235 Sqn

Fl Lt Owen Valentine Burns AE, was my father. He was not just the last of 235 Squadron but he was one of the last of The Few. He died in June aged 99 years just a few months short of his 100 th birthday. He sadly did miss the 75 th anniversary Memorial Day at Capel le Ferne but he and the other 6 veterans attended Clarence House to have tea with Prince Charles a few weeks before he died. He had spent many years involved in the Battle of Britain Fighter Association and the BoB Memorial Trust and was proud to attend the opening by HM Queen, of The Wing which is the BoB museum at Capel le Ferne earlier this year. He was invited to Buckingham Palace with the other 6 Veterans but died the week before. He had a military funeral well represented by the establishment and RAF and of course his very large family of 7 children, 16 grandchildren and14 great gandchildren and wife. We will always remember him.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
RAF and RAAF ORBs available on the Web (new version) Laurent Rizzotti Allied and Soviet Air Forces 66 12th May 2020 14:14
British Second-Line Aircraft lost in France Sept. 1939 - June 1940. Martin Gleeson Allied and Soviet Air Forces 23 23rd March 2020 22:36
RAF and RAAF ORBs available on the Web Laurent Rizzotti Allied and Soviet Air Forces 43 23rd October 2015 15:46
Missing Fighter Command aircrew in FCL volumes Steve49 Allied and Soviet Air Forces 23 16th September 2011 00:15
Spitfire losses January 22nd, 1943 Jochen Prien Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 5 14th September 2006 02:35


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 22:25.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net