Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE802 |
Markings | -S |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 10.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Service Number | 1535683 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams F E (F/S) |
Clark B E (F/S) |
King A P (Sgt) |
Soutar K G (Sgt) |
Weeks E H (F/S) |
Start Date | 26-08-1943 |
End Date | 26-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off on a cross country flight. The aircraft is believed to have been struck by an unknown item which caused damage to the propellers. Injuries to the pilot indicate that propeller fragments penetrated the cockpit. The aircraft crashed on Corry Down in Aberdeenshire. |