Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V LA765 of 81 OTU crashed at Dilhorne, Stoke-on-trent, 31st January 1944 while flying from Whitchurch Heath in Shropshire.

 

Crew / Passengers

Rank - if applicable

Position e.g. Pilot

Status

Ian Leslie Wilkinson

Sergeant

Pilot

Killed

John Frederick Cusworth

Flying Officer

Navigator

Killed

George Victor Bourne

Sergeant

Bomb Aimer

Killed

A.H. Robinson

Sergeant

Wireless Operator

Killed

T.H. Weightman

Flight Sergeant

Air Gunner

Injured

 

Wreckage from LA765

Some of small items that we found lying on the surface where LA765 burned out.

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