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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1943 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1485 (TT & G) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | BK235 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Training flight for senior officers. Structural failure led to the crash, which killed all on board.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer John William Heard RAFVR 1169045 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Daniel Breslin DFM RAFVR 1561437 [Killed]
Passenger : Squadron Leader Philip Brandon-Trye RAF 42792 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 November, 1939) [Killed]
Passenger : Group Captain Brian Everard Lowe RAF 28252 [Killed]
Passenger : Wing Commander Alister William Stewart Matheson RAF 29258 [Killed]
Passenger : Group Captain Reginald Vere Massey Odbert RAF 17030 [Killed]
In terms of the number of senior ranks lost in any single incident, this represents the worst occurrence during the entire wartime period, with four senior airmen killed.
Sources:
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/awards/details.php?qnum=29258&qname=MATHESON
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 205.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2025 09:38 | rvargast17 | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 16-Mar-2025 07:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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