Ten airmen were killed when Wellington (#X9974) aircraft crashed soon after take-off from RAF Hampstead Norris. The Wellington had set out on a ferry mission.
The ten casualties of this accident were:-
RAF Sergeant Edward John BEARD,
RCAF Sergeant David Young Nurse CROSBY,
RAFVR Corporal George Ian Frederick DAVIES,
RAFVR Sergeant Victor John HALE,
RAF Flight Sergeant Harry HIGGINSON,
RCAF Sergeant Allister Nelson IRVING,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Alan LODGE,
RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Clifford ROBSON,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Randall Clyffurde SAUNDERS and
RCAF Sergeant Hoyt Leslie STEADMAN.
Military service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Service No: 567064
Age: 22
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 40 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Hostem A Coelo Expellere' (To Drive The Enemy From The Sky)]
Son of Edward Victor and Madeline Jane Beard; husband of Vera Beard of Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England.
He is commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Ten airmen were killed when Wellington (#X9974) aircraft crashed soon after take-off from RAF Hampstead Norris. The Wellington had set out on a ferry mission.
The ten casualties of this accident were:-
RAF Sergeant Edward John BEARD,
RCAF Sergeant David Young Nurse CROSBY,
RAFVR Corporal George Ian Frederick DAVIES,
RAFVR Sergeant Victor John HALE,
RAF Flight Sergeant Harry HIGGINSON,
RCAF Sergeant Allister Nelson IRVING,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Alan LODGE,
RAFVR Leading Aircraftman Clifford ROBSON,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Randall Clyffurde SAUNDERS and
RCAF Sergeant Hoyt Leslie STEADMAN.
Military service:-
Rank: Sergeant
Service No: 567064
Age: 22
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 40 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Hostem A Coelo Expellere' (To Drive The Enemy From The Sky)]
Son of Edward Victor and Madeline Jane Beard; husband of Vera Beard of Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England.
He is commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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