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.
On July 25/26, 1944, he was killed while on patrol over the Thames (as navigator of a Mosquito piloted by Fred Kemp), when ordered to intercept a V1 flying bomb.