21 OTU's Vickers Wellington (#N2800) aircraft was on an operational sortie when it developed engine failure. The engine caught fire, causing the Wellington to crash near Aston Magna and taking the lives of four of its aircrew and seriously injuring the fifth airman.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Sergeant James Henry YOUNG,
RAFVR Sergeant Alan Copland THOMSON and
RAFVR Sergeant Theodore DUTTON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 1196328
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 21 Operational Training Unit (OTU), RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.
Son of Benjamin C and Christina (née Metcalfe) Thomson.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
21 OTU's Vickers Wellington (#N2800) aircraft was on an operational sortie when it developed engine failure. The engine caught fire, causing the Wellington to crash near Aston Magna and taking the lives of four of its aircrew and seriously injuring the fifth airman.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Sergeant James Henry YOUNG,
RAFVR Sergeant Alan Copland THOMSON and
RAFVR Sergeant Theodore DUTTON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 1196328
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 21 Operational Training Unit (OTU), RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.
Son of Benjamin C and Christina (née Metcalfe) Thomson.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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