77 Squadron's Handley Page Halifax (#DT625), with an aircrew of six, took flight from RAF Elvington on a training exercise which included practicing flying on three engines. While in the air the Halifax broke apart, the resulting wreckage debris falling around a mile south east of the village of Wheldrake. All six airmen perished as a result of this tragic incident.
The casualties were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Allan LORD,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Fred Vincent PASSANT,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Norman MATTHEWS,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Leonard George SPIRES,
RAFVR Sergeant Henry SPINNER and
RAFVR Sergeant Francis George BROWN.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 1320388
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 77 RAF Squadron; RAF Elvington, Yorkshire
[MOTTO: Esse potius Quam videri ('To be, rather than seem"]
Son of Charlotte Edith Brown (née Burley) of Shirehampton, Bristol, England
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
77 Squadron's Handley Page Halifax (#DT625), with an aircrew of six, took flight from RAF Elvington on a training exercise which included practicing flying on three engines. While in the air the Halifax broke apart, the resulting wreckage debris falling around a mile south east of the village of Wheldrake. All six airmen perished as a result of this tragic incident.
The casualties were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Allan LORD,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Fred Vincent PASSANT,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Norman MATTHEWS,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Leonard George SPIRES,
RAFVR Sergeant Henry SPINNER and
RAFVR Sergeant Francis George BROWN.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 1320388
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 77 RAF Squadron; RAF Elvington, Yorkshire
[MOTTO: Esse potius Quam videri ('To be, rather than seem"]
Son of Charlotte Edith Brown (née Burley) of Shirehampton, Bristol, England
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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