Service No:14272837
Royal Corps of Signals/6th Airborne Div. Sigs
Son of Alexander and Isabella Campbell, of Cornhill-on-Tweed.
Accidentally Killed
Incident Details: At 0935 hours, during poor weather, Hotspur BT 822 entered cloud, pilot cast off from tug and apparently stalled and lost control, crashing in field near Collingbourne Ducis. (6 soldiers of 6 Air Landing Brigade also reported killed passengers in glider.
Glider Pilot Experimental Unit, Netheravon
Crew: SSgt E A Jeffs, Sgt P D Taylor plus five soldiers (including Campbell)
Aircraft Type: Hotspur BT 822
Place of Death: United Kingdom
Source: Middlesex Yeomanry Association (50820194)
Service No:14272837
Royal Corps of Signals/6th Airborne Div. Sigs
Son of Alexander and Isabella Campbell, of Cornhill-on-Tweed.
Accidentally Killed
Incident Details: At 0935 hours, during poor weather, Hotspur BT 822 entered cloud, pilot cast off from tug and apparently stalled and lost control, crashing in field near Collingbourne Ducis. (6 soldiers of 6 Air Landing Brigade also reported killed passengers in glider.
Glider Pilot Experimental Unit, Netheravon
Crew: SSgt E A Jeffs, Sgt P D Taylor plus five soldiers (including Campbell)
Aircraft Type: Hotspur BT 822
Place of Death: United Kingdom
Source: Middlesex Yeomanry Association (50820194)
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