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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

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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