40 Squadron's Vickers Wellington 1c (#R1438) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off at night from RAF Alconbury for an air operation over Dusseldorf, Germany. On the return flight, following the operation, R1438's engines stalled, resulting in its crashing near the Alconbury aerodrome and taking the lives of five members of the crew.
The airmen who perished in the accident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Edric Arthur Bernel BEADMAN,
RAFVR Sergeant Raymond William BODY,
RCAF Sergeant Leonard David DOUGHERTY,
RCAF Sergeant Allan Fenwick HICKS and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Patrick Dickson SARGENT.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Observer
Service Number: R/58819
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 40 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Hostem A Coelo Expellere' (To Drive The Enemy From The Sky)]
A secretary by trade, residing on Stradbrooke Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 9 May 1940 in Winnipeg.
Son of Dr. Arthur Woods Hicks and Eva Lawrence (née Arnold) Hicks of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada.
Sergeant Allan Fenwick Hicks is commemorated on Page 32 of Canada'a Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
40 Squadron's Vickers Wellington 1c (#R1438) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off at night from RAF Alconbury for an air operation over Dusseldorf, Germany. On the return flight, following the operation, R1438's engines stalled, resulting in its crashing near the Alconbury aerodrome and taking the lives of five members of the crew.
The airmen who perished in the accident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Edric Arthur Bernel BEADMAN,
RAFVR Sergeant Raymond William BODY,
RCAF Sergeant Leonard David DOUGHERTY,
RCAF Sergeant Allan Fenwick HICKS and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Patrick Dickson SARGENT.
Military Service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Observer
Service Number: R/58819
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 40 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Hostem A Coelo Expellere' (To Drive The Enemy From The Sky)]
A secretary by trade, residing on Stradbrooke Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 9 May 1940 in Winnipeg.
Son of Dr. Arthur Woods Hicks and Eva Lawrence (née Arnold) Hicks of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada.
Sergeant Allan Fenwick Hicks is commemorated on Page 32 of Canada'a Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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