TRAINING ACCIDENT 1 – 13-14/03/1943

TRAINING ACCIDENT 1 – 13-14/03/1943

P/O G. A. McREATH (R.A.A.F.) – DIED.

SGT. J. DENYER (R.A.A.F.) – DIED.
F/O A. R. HEINS (R.A.A.F.) –DIED.

P/O. W. J. VINCENT (R.A.F.)-INJURED.
P/O. W. W. ALEXANDER (R.A.A.F.)-DIED.

SGT. WOODHOUSE (R.A.F.)-INJURED.

DETAILS OF ACCIDENT.
Wellington Bomber 111 Z1681 took off from R.A.F. Lichfield at 18.50 for a night
navigation exercise. The plane returned to Lichfield at about 00.40 and
approached the airfield very low. In doing so, the Wellington hit a tree. The force
of this rolled the bomber over, killing 4 crew. There were 2 survivors.