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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Vickers Wellington Mk.IC DV718 of No.11 OTU, crashed on Blake Hill near Kettlewell on the 2nd / 3rd September 1942.

 

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
George Francis Ridgway Sergeant Pilot Killed
D H Lyne Pilot Officer Navigator Injured
Willie Allinson Sergeant Bomb Aimer Killed
Howard William Spencer Sergeant Wireless Operator Killed
Paul McLarnon Sergeant Air gunner Killed

 

Also on that night No.11 OTU lost Z8808 in the same area.

 

A photo of myself stood next to part of either the wing structure or tail structure.

 

Above is the area where DV718 burned out.

 

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