Icare9 – Yes it would/ does, thank you. I’m hoping that we can arrange a visit to the crash site as well as the cemetery, when she visits her childhood home in Lambley village later this year.
Chris,
I am visiting newark Cemetery tomorrow to visit my mother’s grave, if it helps in any way I can call over at the war grave section and photograph the grave.
Regards TO23
TO23 – Many thanks for the offer. She has seen a photo on the AIX forum and, as I said above, hopes to visit in person this year. A kind thought and much appreciated.
Somewhere I have a pretty complete report on this crash which was prepared by Brian Walker. If I recall the accident was thought to have been caused by the parachute harness of one of the crew getting entangled in the controls during a critical phase of the climb out from Syerston. I too live not very far from the crash site.
John
John – I have had site of the Accident Card for this crash, AM Form 11??. Is it this to which you refer? If not I would be interested to see it. In the report it refers to “….evidence to suggest the Bomb Aimers Parachute harness fouled the controls” or something along those lines.
I wonder what evidence? How did they come up with that?? All very interesting.
Thanks again to all,
Chris
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