A Hampden bomber which crashed in Concord Park on April 19th, 1941, was completely smashed and burned out. Of its crew of two, one was killed and the other injured. From the scant information available it appears that the Hampden P1248 hit a barrage-balloon cable, presumably killing the observer/navigator - Pilot Officer J.B. Ranson, and then crashed. The pilot, Pilot Officer Allsebrook, escaped by parachute. Enquiries in the Park area, however, have failed to provide impact site for either incident. Details of the fatality are from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Name: RANSON, JEFFERY BOHUN
Initials: J B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer (Obs.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 26
Date of Death: 19/04/1941
Service No: 61957
Additional information: Son of Ernest and Florence Ranson, of East Hanningfield, Essex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. H. Grave 994.
Cemetery: SHEFFIELD (CITY ROAD) CEMETERY