By: Propstrike - 19th January 2009 at 12:44
So many lives were lost doing these navex’s, thousands and thousands.
Maybe there was no other way to learn, but to send a rookie crew up in mid-winter in bad weather ( and it’s bound to be bad ) , I could believe that you might have a 10% chance of crashing.
Anyone know the ratio of casualities for Ops v Training ?
By: Alan Clark - 18th January 2009 at 23:25
The unit’s Form 540 (Operations Record Book) recorded had the following for the loss of the aircraft.
December 21st 1941, “Blenheim Z6350 crashed and was completely wrecked on Mull of Kintyre. Sgts Orton and Gearing, Cpl Cohen and AC Woodward were all killed.”
Here are the crew details in full.
Sergeant, John Edward Orton, 1013757, RAFVR, Age ?, Pilot, buried at Douglas Cemetery, Isle of Man.
Sergeant, Arthur John Gearing, 550938, RAF, Age 22, Pilot, buried at Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery.
Corporal, Robert Sidney Cohen, 655638, RAFVR, Age 26, Observer (u/t), buried Golders Green Jewish Cemetery.
Aircraftman 2nd Class, Peter Gibson Woodward, 1377654, RAFVR, Age 21, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner (u/t), buried Surbiton Cemetery.
By: Atcham Tower - 18th January 2009 at 20:23
21 Dec 41 Z6350 5 Air Observers School, Jurby, IoM. On navex.
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