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| Full name | Michael Hebert Anderson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1916-12-11)11 December 1916 Devonport,Devon, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 May 1940(1940-05-10) (aged 23) nearHoogvliet, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,12 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Michael Herbert Anderson (11 December 1916 – 10 May 1940) was an Englishcricketer who played fourfirst-class cricket matches forCambridge University Cricket Club andFree Foresters.[1] His highest score of 60 came when playing for the Free Foresters in the match against the university side.[2] He also played twoMinor Counties Championship matches forHertfordshire County Cricket Club.[3]
Anderson joined theRoyal Air Force in 1936 and was commissioned as aPilot Officer. He was stationed withNo. 600 Squadron RAF atRAF Manston inKent flyingBristol Blenheim as fighters. On 10 May 1940, Anderson and hisair gunner,Leading Aircraftman Herbert Hawkins (but not the navigator), were assigned to a mission to bombardWaalhaven airfield nearRotterdam in theNetherlands. The six Blenheims of B Flight involved in the mission were ambushed whilst returning to base by twelveMesserschmitt Bf 110s nearSpijkenisse. Hawkins shot down one of the attacking aircraft, but the attack was too much for the Blenheims. Anderson and Hawkins' aircraft was chased by a single Bf 110, and one of the engines burst due to German fire aboveHoogvliet. Forced to attempt a crash landing, Anderson crashed the plane into a field near Hoogvliet. Both Anderson and Hawkins were killed in the landing, Anderson being decapitated. Anderson and Hawkins are buried in Spijkenisse Old General Cemetery.[4][5][6][7][8]
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