He died on 7th July 1943, on board Wellington Bomber X3160, from 15 Op Training which took off from RAF Harwell on a cross country training exercise. The aircraft caught fire follwing a failure of holding down studs to number 5 cylinder in the port engine. The bomber broke up in mid-air over White Horse Hill, east of Ashbury. He was 19.
He died on 7th July 1943, on board Wellington Bomber X3160, from 15 Op Training which took off from RAF Harwell on a cross country training exercise. The aircraft caught fire follwing a failure of holding down studs to number 5 cylinder in the port engine. The bomber broke up in mid-air over White Horse Hill, east of Ashbury. He was 19.
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