2 (C)OTU's Bristol Blenheim IV (#Z5746) aircraft, with a crew of three, took off from RAF Catfoss on a night cross-country navigation flight. For unknown reasons Z5746 was recorded as having strayed from the planned course; the aircraft flew into Burbage Moor near Ringinglow in South Yorkshire, taking the lives of the three crew members.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Sergeant Eric BROWN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ifor King PARRY-JONES and
RAFVR Sergeant John ROBSON.
Military Service-
Service Number: 638323
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: No.2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU); RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire
Son of John and Mary Carnochan Brown of Dumfries, Scotland.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Sergeant Eric BROWN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ifor King PARRY-JONES and
RAFVR Sergeant John ROBSON.
Military Service-
Service Number: 638323
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: No.2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU); RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire
Son of John and Mary Carnochan Brown of Dumfries, Scotland.
2 (C)OTU's Bristol Blenheim IV (#Z5746) aircraft, with a crew of three, took off from RAF Catfoss on a night cross-country navigation flight. For unknown reasons Z5746 was recorded as having strayed from the planned course; the aircraft flew into Burbage Moor near Ringinglow in South Yorkshire, taking the lives of the three crew members.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Sergeant Eric BROWN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ifor King PARRY-JONES and
RAFVR Sergeant John ROBSON.
Military Service-
Service Number: 638323
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: No.2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU); RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire
Son of John and Mary Carnochan Brown of Dumfries, Scotland.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Sergeant Eric BROWN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ifor King PARRY-JONES and
RAFVR Sergeant John ROBSON.
Military Service-
Service Number: 638323
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Age: 20
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: No.2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU); RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire
Son of John and Mary Carnochan Brown of Dumfries, Scotland.
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