On the 5th May 1943, Halifax JD105 was returning to the airfield from Germany and flying through fog. The plane clipped the edge of Hood Hill and crash landed, resulting in the deaths of five out of the eight airmen on aboard. Here, you can find a memorial to the airmen.

Damian

March 31, 2021

Halifax JD105 was built to contract ACFT/1808/C4 by English Electric Company Ltd at Samlesbury and was delivered directly to 10 Squadron at Melbourne on 21st April 1943. It was written off twelve days later on 5th May 1943, with the damage assessment of Cat.E2/FB Burnt damage being recorded as a result of the crash at Hood Hill . It took some days for the paperwock to catch up as it was not struck off charge until 16th May 1943.

Killed were:

Second Pilot - Sgt Eric Bertram Hill RAFVR (1334006), aged 26, of Southall. Buried Havelock Churchyard, Middlesex.

Navigator - Sgt Thomas Cox RAFVR (1575418), aged 23, of Solihull, Birmingham. Buried Elmdon Churchyard, Solihull, Warwickshire.

Bomb Aimer - Sgt Hubert Stanley Taylor RAFVR (1334645), aged 22, of Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset. Buried Talbot Village Churchyard, Dorset.

Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt Herbert Henry Way RAFVR (1295368), aged 22, of Brantham, Suffolk. Buried Brantham Churchyard, Suffolk.

Mid Upper Gunner - Sgt George Frederick Ward RAFVR (1641825), aged 19, of Stowmarket, Suffolk. Buried Onehouse Churchyard, Suffolk.

Injured were:

Pilot - F/Sgt Roy Hamilton Geddes RAAF (401939), aged 22, of Merbein, Victoria, Australia. Injured.

Flight Engineer - Sgt William Alexander Dunbar RAF (614225), of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Injured.

Rear Gunner - Sgt Kenneth Hart RAFVR (1432995). Injured.

RichD

August 10, 2024

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