Pilot Officer Stanley Robert Streeter DFM was the son of Arthur Humphrey and Gertrude Edith Streeter of Kings Heath, Birmingham.

2nd of April 1943 at 13.47 Mosquito NFII DD742 85 Squadron, Hunsdon was shot down by “friendly” AA fire, crashed on railway cutting between Hove and Portslade railway station and destroyed by fire. Sqn/Ldr Kenwyn Roland Sutton (RNZAF) DFC baled out at very low altitude, was badly injured and taken to Hove Hospital. The body of his Navigator, P/O 50119 Stanley Robert Streeter DFM, aged 22, was found in the wreckage with multiple injuries and was badly burned.

At the time of the incident a “red” local air raid warning had been sounded. The Mosquito came in from the sea at “moderate” altitude heading north; it was mistaken for an enemy aircraft and consequently shot down by Canadian anti-aircraft gunners. 

He is buried in Birmingham (Bramwood End) Cemetery. His death was widely reported around the Midlands. The Evening Despatch for the 1st of May reported his death and life under the column heading “King’s Heath Pilot Killed”; the paper notes that

"he was the youngest of three sons of Mr and Mrs AH Streeter of Saints Road, Kings Heath. He was educated at Moseley Grammar School and was a toolmaker before enlisting into the RAF in August 1939." It goes on to report that “…just over a year ago he was awarded the DFM..in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy” and that “..He is an exceptionally efficient air observer, and has always shown the greatest keenness and determination throughout his operational career”.

His parents and brother Kenneth announced their thanks for the messages of sympathy and support in the Birmingham Post and in the Birmingham Mail.