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Old 28-06-2013, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by hollydog View Post
It was the Robson family who lost their 5 children at North Togston in an accident which is well documented elsewhere. The confusion arises in your recollection possibly because Jimmy Rowell was downstairs in the house that night, he rescued the tail gunner, the only crewman to survive from the Stirling bomber.I have not come across an Andy being involved in any way in what happened though.

The uncanny coincidence is that Will and Norah Robson were my mum's aunty and uncle, Jimmy Rowell my father's uncle, my paremts being 3 and 4 at the time! so yes an unlucky chapter.
the Robson children are remembered by having streets named after them (Robsons Way, last estate leaving Amble on route to Togston)
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