Vickers
Wellington Mk.IC DV600 coded L3 of No.25 OTU crashed in Borrowdale south of Keswick
on the 4th September 1942.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - if applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
William Bruce Sage |
Flight Sergeant RCAF |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Gorge Edward Derbyshire |
Flight Sergeant RCAF |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
Jack Lionel Brovender |
Sergeant RCAF |
Bomb Aimer |
Killed |
|
James Anderson |
Flight Sergeant RCAF |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Killed |
|
Henry Brown Burnett |
Sergeant RAFVR |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Killed |
The crew of DV600 were tasked with a night cross county flight, they departed RAF Finningley near Doncaster at about 21:00. At around 22:30 the aircraft flew into the wooded slopes on High Doat near Seatoller. To crash where the aircraft did it must have been descending from the north as it would have otherwise struck one of the higher mountains which surround the area.
Very little remains today at the crash site, this is one of the few items we found during our search of the very steep and wet slope the aircraft ploughed into.
Above is where the items shown above of was found.