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The All About Thornton website (see References) states: 'John Stanley May, son of Elizabeth May of 6A The Square, Fairweather Green. Flying Officer / Navigator / Air Bomber, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Shawbury, Shropshire, #1016364. Died 25 June, 1946, aged 21. He was flying in a Wellington Aircraft, serial number NC661, while taking 2 air cadets who were on camp at RAF Shawbury, on an air experience flight. The starboard engine packed up, and attempting to land on one engine lost control and crashed near Derby. All 4 aircrew and 2 air cadets were killed. Interred in Thornton Cemetery, section K, number 616. His grave is marked by a standard CWGC headstone on a family plot. YouTube presentation at 3 minutes and 48 seconds. He is also remembered on the former Sacred Heart Church war memorial.