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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DF566 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Warwick -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a bombing exercise, another crew saw, just six minutes after take-off, this Wellington on fire in the air. The aircraft then dived steeply and exploded at North Farm, Ladbroke, 8 miles south-east from Leamington Spa.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Gordon Henry Schlitt RCAF J/12768 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Lionel Wollaston Matthews DFM RCAF J/17198 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Clarence Walter Pearce RCAF J/27424 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Edward Addy Davis RCAF J/28949 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frederick Arthur Nichols RCAF R/104146 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Carlin Anthony Bannon RCAF R/203391 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant William Allen Hobson RCAF R/222664 [Killed]
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/matthews-lionel-wollaston.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2019 19:57 | tachel | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 09:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 13:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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