1656 HCU's Avro Manchester (#R5780) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, had taken off from RAF Breighton for a day-time training flight. R5780 crashed near Fradley in Staffordshire, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney DOBELL,
RAAF Flying Officer Leonard FORRESTER,
RAFVR Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William HODGES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Reginald Dudley HORNER,
RAAF Flying Officer Denis Michael MURPHY and
RAAF Flying Officer Roger Wyndham WOOD.
Military Service-
Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class
Trade: Ground Crew
Service No: 1575906
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 1656 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Breighton, Yorkshire
Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Dobell of Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
1656 HCU's Avro Manchester (#R5780) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, had taken off from RAF Breighton for a day-time training flight. R5780 crashed near Fradley in Staffordshire, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney DOBELL,
RAAF Flying Officer Leonard FORRESTER,
RAFVR Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William HODGES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Reginald Dudley HORNER,
RAAF Flying Officer Denis Michael MURPHY and
RAAF Flying Officer Roger Wyndham WOOD.
Military Service-
Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class
Trade: Ground Crew
Service No: 1575906
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 1656 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Breighton, Yorkshire
Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Dobell of Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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