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Chief Technician
P. J. Cairns
Royal Air Force
21st December 1966
Age 49
Dear husband and father
a friend to all
may he rest in peace |
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745724
Sergeant
F. N. C. Catley
Royal Air Force
29th September 1940
Age 21
He flew into the night
and we in our love
await the dawn |
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Frederick Norman Colin Catley
Sergeant
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abt. 1919
29th November 1940
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49 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Grave 10 (Old part)
Son of Frederick and
Gertrude Ellen Catley,
of Eynsford, Kent. |
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1597567
Sergeant
P. E. Clark
Royal Air Force
14th July 1951
Age 26
Beloved husband of
Alice Patricia Clark
Lacrimae Rerum |
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Patrick Edward Clark
Sergeant
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abt. 1925
14th July 1951
26
Husband of Alice Patricia Clark,
nee Paterson |
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Written off 14th July 1951: crashed on approach to RAF Scampton, Linconshire, killing all seven crew on board.
Crash occurred at Grange Farm near Scampton as the Avro Lincoln RA 692 was coming in to land at about 12.00 on Saturday, 14 July 1951.
Aircraft believed to have bounced on landing and swerved towards hangers, then burst into flames on impact, all 7 crew killed.
4 crew (Messrs Peter, Ireson, Fitzgerald and Clark) are all buried at Scampton, but 3 other crew members, (Cousins, Newman and Moss) are buried elsewhere.
Per eyewitness report:
"This crash occurred at the end of a 6 hour high level cross country exercise by all the units aircraft. Those with functioning landing aids had landed but 3 had still to make a visual landing in the poor weather conditions. RA 692 was the first to try but flew into the ground on the downwind leg and burst into flames. The other 2 were diverted to Dishforth."
The crew was:
Sgt P. E. Clark of Motherwell, Scotland
Flt. Lt. G. W. Peters of Edgeware, Middlesex
F/O F. Cousins of Wakefield, Yorkshire
Sgt. K. Ireson of Swansea
Sgt. E. Newman of Middlesborough
Sgt. A. J. Fitzgerald of Ontario, Canada
Cadet Engineer N. Moss of Ealing, London
The above information can be found on Aviation Safety Network |
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401302
Flight Sergeant
E. L. Cole
Royal Australian Air Force
31st January 1943
Age 23 |
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Elliot Livesey Cole
Flight Sergeant
401302
19th June 1919
Caulfield, Victoria
31st January 1943
23
Royal Australian Air Force
49th Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Grave 17 (New part)
Son of Rupert Chester Cole and
Beryl Marjorie Cole,
of Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. |
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Heinrich
Conze
Born 20th January 1920
died 4th March 1945 |
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Heinrich Conze
Feldwebel (Pilot)
20th January 1920
Essen, Germany
4th March 1945
25
Deutsche Luftwaffe
7th Staffel Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
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1216273
Aircraftman 2nd Cl.
M. F. Cross
Royal Air Force
21st May 1941
Age 18
Their name liveth
for evermore |
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Michael Fraser Cross
Aircraftman 2nd Class
1216273
abt. 1923
21st May 1941
18
83 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Grave 22 (Old part)
Son of Maj. Charles Ralli Cross,
Royal Artillery, and Stella Cross,
of Church Stretton, Shropshire. |
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Their aircraft was on a transit flight to Dunholme Lodge. It crashed on landing there. Sgt O. N. Stromberg and AC2 M. F. Cross both died in this incident. |
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R.102208
Sergeant
L. D. J. Crozier
Pilot
Royal Canadian
Air Force
23rd March 1942 |
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Lloyd Donald James Crozier
Sergeant
R/102208
6th July 1913
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
23rd March 1942
28
Royal Canadian Air Force
Grave 33 (Old part)
Son of Henry Crozier. |
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Airborne from Dunholme Lodge their aircraft hit HT cables on approach to the airfield during a beam approach training flight and crashed near Pickering's Farm, to the south of the airfield.
F/O H. M. McGuffie and Sgt. T. D. Dakin also died in this incident. |
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R.94887
Sergeant
T. D. Dakin
Pilot
Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd March 1942
Age 19
Our dear Tommy
loved and remembered always
The family
Regina, Canada |
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Thomas Dunbar Dakin
Sergeant (Pilot)
R/94887
2nd July 1922
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
23rd March 1942
19
Royal Canadian Air Force
Grave 32 (Old part)
Son of
Dr. Warren Augustus Dakin,
M. D., and Areta Hope Dakin,
of Regina, Saskatchewan. |
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Airborne from Dunholme Lodge their aircraft hit HT cables on approach to the airfield during a beam approach training flight and crashed near Pickering's Farm, to the south of the airfield.
F/O H. M. McGuffie and Sgt. L. D. J. Crozier also died in this incident. |
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653259
Sergeant
G. V. Davenport-Jones
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
7th December 1940
Age 19
In the bloom of life
God called you
??? home of eternal rest
??? of God, I come. |
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Garton Vincent Davenport-Jones
Sergeant (Radio Operator)
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abt. 1921
7th December 1940
19
49 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Grave 16 (Old part)
Grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. G. Bacon,
of Deolali, Bombay, India. |
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The Hampden I (Serial X 3028 and code EA-S) returned from an operation in North France. Their task was to bomb airfields on December 6th/7th, 1940. The aircraft crashed east of the airfield at Welton, Lincolnshire at 00:10 hrs.
The crew were:
F/O Kenneth William Michie, age 24, killed, pilot
Sgt. J. A. Barrier, injured but survived, observer
Sgt. Garton Vincent Davenport-Jones, age 19, killed, W/Op. and air gnr.
Sgt. Thomas Goldie, age 19, killed, W/Op. and air gnr.
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Pilot Officer
E. R. Davis
Royal Air Force
14th August 1941 |
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Ernest Rene Davis
Pilot Officer (Pilot)
60122
14th August 1941
21
83 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve
Grave 24 (Old part) |
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Johannes
Dietrich
Born 8th December 1918
Died 12th May 1941 |
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Johannes Dietrich
Gefreiter
8th December 1918
Heinrichswalde, Germany
12th May 1941
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Deutsche Luftwaffe
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