Another Hero makes final flight.

R.I.P.

Blue skies, Sir. Thank you for your service.

Tommy Broom

This was originally put on another thread so here it is again

Tommy Broom
I was honoured to have visited in Bristol last November a chap of 96 years of age. His name was Tommy Broom and he was the navigator half of the Flying Brooms ( not related ) The pilot half was the Late Sir Ivor Broom. Im sad to say that Tommy died last week. I have posted a link to his Telegraph Obituary.

Please read as he was a remarkable chap.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit…mmy-Broom.html

below is photo taken by my wife of him when signed a painting of his Mosquito bearing the “Crossed Witches Brooms ” and also his friend Tom Parry Evans who wrote his biography ( well worth reading ) Tommy is holding the pint glass. ( he drank real ale and smoked St Bruno )

RIP Sir, Blue Skies

And I have just located this reference to the book you mention and one about Ivor by Tony Spooner.

http://ww2chat.com/showthread.php?1247-The-Flying-Brooms

Will try to track them both down.

IIRC Sir Ivor Broom wrote a book (or one was written) about their exploits. I forget its title now.:o

This, perhaps?

A biography, Squadron Leader Tommy Broom DFC: The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator, by Tom Parry Evans, was published in 2007.

John

Well if he is not a fine role model I don’t know who is.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article857488.ece

IIRC Sir Ivor Broom wrote a book (or one was written) about their exploits. I forget its title now.:o

Blue skies Sir.

This is the first time I had read of this pair. What a marvellous story and another with the inevitably sad ending. I wonder thier story has ever been filmed.