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15 January 1942 Wellington Mk III - Z1563 - KO-G |
Crashed 2111 while flying in adverse conditions in the circuit at Marham.
Severe icing almost totally glazed the windscreen.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
ORB. 15th. January, 1942.
MET. CONDITIONS.
Wind South to South Easterly, fine with some local fog early in the day.
FLYING TRAINING.
Local day and cross country night flying was undertaken.
A/C. G.X.3447 (Captain Sgt. FAITH) crashed on landing and all the crew were killed.
Faith Donald Hewett - Pilot
Sgt - Service No 1377399
Age: 30
RAFVR
Son of Ernest Alfred and Rose Annie Faith,
of Worthing, Sussex.
Marham Cemetery - War Graves Plot. Grave 12.
Source: CWGC - photo Find a grave.com, by Richard gray+
Maskill Donald Joseph - 2nd Pilot
F/S - Service No R/67931
Age: 26 - °9 March 1915 at Marion Ohio USA
RCAF - USA
Son of Robert Joseph and Lucille Hamilton Maskill,
of Marion, Ohio, U.S.A.
Marham Cemetery - War Graves Plot. Grave 13.
Source: CWGC - photo: Canadian Virtual War Memorial. - Find a Grave by Richard Gray.
Shaw Robert Miller - Observer
Sgt - Service No 1052795
Age: 25
RAFVR
Son of Sqdn. Ldr. Donald Edwin Shaw, formerly of the R.A.F.,
and of Mayence Mary Shaw (nee Fridge).
Marham Cemetery - War Graves Plot. Grave 14.
Source: CWGC - photo Find a grave.com, by Richard gray+
Orford Stanley Arthur - W.Op./Air Gnr
Sgt - Service No 630680
Age:
RAF
Son of Henry William and Harriet Platten.
Husband of Eileen Iris Muriel Platten, of Woodford, Essex.
Marham Cemetery - War Graves Plot. Grave 15.
Source: GWGC - photo: Find a grave.com, by Richard gray+
Lester Sidney Carl - FG.
F/S - Service No 1378068
Age:
RAFVR
Husband of Adie W. Lester, of Rochester.
Rochester (Strood) Cemetery - Sec. U. Grave 229
Source: CWGC. - photo Find a Grave by Brad Evans.
Bishop Ronald Frederick - W.Op./Air Gnr
Sgt - Service No 619087
Age:
RAF
Son of
Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon - Sec. C. Gen. grave 14997.
Source: CWGC. - Find a Grave.