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from Bomber County Aviation Resource
Took off from Thurleigh for a formation practice-bombing sortie over the area near Spalding. The aircraft crashed following structural failure during a rapid dive from height. The dive was commenced by the pilot to save one of the gunners who had suffered severe anoxia due to a failure in his oxygen supply.
Bombardier 2nd Lt Robert P Cameron Jr Pilot Lt William W. Ely , Co-pilot Lt Edwin F Patterson , , Engineer T/Sgt Dudley E Fuller , Gunner Pvt Clinton M Goller all perished in this incident
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from Bomber County Aviation Resource
Took off from Thurleigh for a formation practice-bombing sortie over the area near Spalding. The aircraft crashed following structural failure during a rapid dive from height. The dive was commenced by the pilot to save one of the gunners who had suffered severe anoxia due to a failure in his oxygen supply.
Bombardier 2nd Lt Robert P Cameron Jr Pilot Lt William W. Ely , Co-pilot Lt Edwin F Patterson , , Engineer T/Sgt Dudley E Fuller , Gunner Pvt Clinton M Goller all perished in this incident
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