Tributes to airman who died in Wittering crash

Tributes are being paid to an airman who died in a crash at RAF Wittering.

Senior Aircraftsman Shaun Thomas died on Thursday 8 August 2024, after he was struck by a vehicle near the entrance to RAF Wittering.

Police were called at just after midnight and the 27-year-old was declared dead by emergency services at just before 12.30am.

The driver involved in the incident stopped at the scene and is helping police with their inquiries.

Shaun's family have been paying tribute:

"Shaun was a handsome, funny, smart and a generous young man. He had a lot of ambitions in life, football being one of them. He was a huge Manchester United supporter.

"He loved travelling, cooking, playing Fifa, listening to music and spending time with his friends and family. He was known as the 'class clown' or as his sister would say, 'another Jim Carrey'. He loved playing pranks on others, and he never took life too seriously.

"He was the joy and soul of the party, and as a family we are absolutely heartbroken to have lost someone as special as Shaun. There will never be another Shaun Thomas - he was 1 in a million.

"Shaun was his partner’s absolute world and he will be her forever love who she will keep in her heart for the rest of her life. He lived his life to the fullest and us as a family will miss him so dearly. He was a great friend, partner, son, father, brother, uncle, nephew and cousin."

Anyone with information or dashcam footage of the collision or the moments leading up to it is being urged to contact Cambridgeshire Police.