ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227828
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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 256 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7845 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles from Bangor near Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodvale, Merseyside |
20 OTU RAF Wellington III BK234 (whilst on a training exercise), collided in mid-air with 256 Sqn RAF Beaufighter IF X7845 over North Wales, on 31.10.1942.Both aircraft fell some 2 miles from Bangor in Caernarvonshire.
Crew:
S/Ldr (72178) Roger De-Winton Kelsall WINLAW (pilot) RAFVR - killed
S/Ldr (90451) Claude Thesiger ASHTON (nav.) RAF(AAF) - killed
Roger Winlaw was a master at Harrow School. His remains were cremated at Anfield Crematorium, Liverpool, where his name is recorded on a memorial panel. See source 2.
He is one of four Harrow masters commemorated on a memorial tablet in the chapel at Harrow School. See source 3.
Sources:
1. RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.7 Operational training Units 1940-1947.
Chorley, W R. Hinckley:Midland Publishing,2002.
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2412034/roger-de-winton-kelsall-winlaw/
3. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/11269
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2019 20:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2023 14:49 | Richard | Updated [[Operator]] |
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