Roll of Honour
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Basil Simpson
Linked to: Upper Heyford
Service Number: 42444
Regiment: RAF
Conflict: World War Two
Date of Death: 2nd June 1940
Age at Death: 22
Burial/Memorial Location: Upper Heyford Cemetery, Oxfordshire, UK
On 2 June 1940, Hampden P1179 was on a Training flight involving circuit and landings when it hit a tree on approach to landing.