Wellington MK10 LP397 - Nr. St John the Baptist - Mayfield, Staffordshire
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Vickers Wellington Mk.X LP397 of No.28 OTU, crashed at Mayfield 13th June 1944, about 200m north of St John the Baptist church.
Waymark Code: WMWGH1
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/02/2017
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Vickers Wellington Mk.X LP397 of No.28 OTU, crashed at Mayfield 13th June 1944, about 200m north of St John the Baptist church.
|
Joseph Starr |
Flying Officer, RAF |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
George David Wills Buchanan |
Flying Officer, RCAF |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
William Corley Davis |
Sergeant, RCAF |
Bomb Aimer |
Killed |
|
William George Paterson |
Sergeant, RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
Killed |
|
James Joseph Urban Stevens |
Sergeant, RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Killed |
|
Richard John Taylor |
Sergeant, RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Killed |
"The crash occurred while the aircraft was on a cross country exercise from Castle Donington, about 25 minutes after it took off it entered a thunderstorm, shortly afterwards the aircraft was seen to dive near vertically out of the cloud and into the ground near the village of Mayfield.
Of the crew all were Canadians except for William Paterson, Joseph Starr having travelled to England before the Second World War and joined the RAF
Additionally Sgt John Frederick Potts, RAFVR, has been recorded as being onboard this aircraft. However he was killed the same day in Anson EG472 on Moel Hebog in North Wales. His death was registered at Pwllheli, the district which covered the area around Moel Hebog."
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