115 Squadron's Vickers Wellington III (#Z1606) aircraft, with an aircrew of five, took off at night from RAF Marham for an air operation flight over Duisburg, Germany. Z1606 crashed near Krefeld, in Germany, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAF Sergeant Cyril Wellesley BOURKE,
RAFVR Sergeant Alwyne Robert BOWEN,
RCAF Pilot Officer Donald Orlo FELT,
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker SCOTT and
RAFVR Sergeant Cecil Stanley WESTON.
Military Service-
Service Number: 116705
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Observer
Age: 32
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk
Son of John and Elizabeth Walker Scott of Glasgow, Scotland.
He was an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (A.M.I.C.E.).
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
115 Squadron's Vickers Wellington III (#Z1606) aircraft, with an aircrew of five, took off at night from RAF Marham for an air operation flight over Duisburg, Germany. Z1606 crashed near Krefeld, in Germany, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAF Sergeant Cyril Wellesley BOURKE,
RAFVR Sergeant Alwyne Robert BOWEN,
RCAF Pilot Officer Donald Orlo FELT,
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Walker SCOTT and
RAFVR Sergeant Cecil Stanley WESTON.
Military Service-
Service Number: 116705
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Observer
Age: 32
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk
Son of John and Elizabeth Walker Scott of Glasgow, Scotland.
He was an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (A.M.I.C.E.).
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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