In very poor weather conditions, 1667 HCU's Handley Page Halifax V (#EB192) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Sandtoft on a night bombing training flight. In making a turn, EB192 crashed into high ground taking the lives of the entire crew.
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Kevin Kenny ABRAMS,
RAFVR Sergeant Ernest HEATH,
RAF Sergeant Alfred Gordon MONNINGTON,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Allan Benjamin TALBOT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Wallace THOMPSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Alexander Steedman WATT and
RAFVR Pilot Officer William WELLS.
Military Service-
Service Number: 432081
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 24
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: RAF's No. 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Sandtoft, Lincolnshire
Son of Reginald Orton Abrams and Eliza Logan Abrams of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.
View Memorial Site here.
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Kevin Kenny ABRAMS,
RAFVR Sergeant Ernest HEATH,
RAF Sergeant Alfred Gordon MONNINGTON,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Allan Benjamin TALBOT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Wallace THOMPSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Alexander Steedman WATT and
RAFVR Pilot Officer William WELLS.
Military Service-
Service Number: 432081
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 24
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: RAF's No. 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Sandtoft, Lincolnshire
Son of Reginald Orton Abrams and Eliza Logan Abrams of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.
View Memorial Site here.
In very poor weather conditions, 1667 HCU's Handley Page Halifax V (#EB192) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Sandtoft on a night bombing training flight. In making a turn, EB192 crashed into high ground taking the lives of the entire crew.
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Kevin Kenny ABRAMS,
RAFVR Sergeant Ernest HEATH,
RAF Sergeant Alfred Gordon MONNINGTON,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Allan Benjamin TALBOT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Wallace THOMPSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Alexander Steedman WATT and
RAFVR Pilot Officer William WELLS.
Military Service-
Service Number: 432081
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 24
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: RAF's No. 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Sandtoft, Lincolnshire
Son of Reginald Orton Abrams and Eliza Logan Abrams of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.
View Memorial Site here.
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAAF Flight Sergeant Kevin Kenny ABRAMS,
RAFVR Sergeant Ernest HEATH,
RAF Sergeant Alfred Gordon MONNINGTON,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Allan Benjamin TALBOT,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Wallace THOMPSON,
RAFVR Sergeant Alexander Steedman WATT and
RAFVR Pilot Officer William WELLS.
Military Service-
Service Number: 432081
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 24
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: RAF's No. 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Sandtoft, Lincolnshire
Son of Reginald Orton Abrams and Eliza Logan Abrams of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.
View Memorial Site here.
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