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: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Number: R/64114
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 40 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Hostem A Coelo Expellere' (To Drive The Enemy From The Sky)]
Son of David Charles Dougherty and of Frances Dougherty of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Sergeant Leonard David Dougherty is commemorated on Page 28 of Canada's 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: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Number: R/64114
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 40 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Hostem A Coelo Expellere' (To Drive The Enemy From The Sky)]
Son of David Charles Dougherty and of Frances Dougherty of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Sergeant Leonard David Dougherty is commemorated on Page 28 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Inscription
(Epitaph...)
GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS.
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