Showing posts with label HE226. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HE226. Show all posts

Sunday, 30 June 2013

Vickers Wellington HE226



Flying out of Turweston ,on the 28th May 1945 HE226 crashed into Bycliffe Moor , Conistone ,Yorkshire.

Part of No.17 OTU on a training flight the whole crew of five were killed .
They were
Pilot W/O E.C. Cole 
Nav Sgt. J. Mann 
BA F/Sgt. A.J. Griffiths 
 AG Sgt. J.Duncan
AG Sgt. H.H. Rawnsley

A huge amount of wreckage still can be found at this site in 5 or 6 pools and a spread over a wide area with small fragments can be seen .