He was killed on the night of 25/26 July 1944 when, on patrol over the Thames (as navigator of a Mosquito piloted by Fred Kemp), he was ordered to intercept a V1 flying bomb.
He died on the night of July 25/26, 1944, while on patrol over the Thames in a Mosquito aircraft flown by Fred Kemp, tasked with intercepting a V1 flying bomb.