Crew of Wellington LN181 - Yardley Gobion,Northant's
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A small bronze plaque on the War memorial in the Grounds of St Leonards Church at Yardley Gobion,Northant's.
Waymark Code: WMA5WC
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/21/2010
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inscription:
THE CREW OF WELLINGTON LN181
OF THE
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
CRASHED IN YARDLEY GOBION ON THE NIGHT OF 20TH MARCH 1944
F/O C.R. FLOYD
P/O R.F. CALNAN
P/O R.N. MacGILLVARY
P/O H.C. MILLEN
F/O D.L. JACOBS
P/O M.K. FULLERTON
Sgt H. JOHNSTON
P/O. W.J MOHRING
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Monday 20th March 1944
At around 22.50hrs Wellington LN181 (Mk X), of 82 OTU based at Ossington, was on a night cross country exercise when its port engine cut. The aircraft was in cloud when the failure occurred and its pilot 22 year old Flying Officer Charles Richard (Dick) Floyd lost control. It came down near Yardley Gobion killing the crew of eight who were all Canadians serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In the subsequent technical investigation a piece of piston ring, and piston top were found in the engines sump, evidence of internal failure in flight. F/O Floyd had a total of 180hrs solo flying experience, 39 of these on the type, 9 of which were at night.
The crew were all laid to rest at Brookwood Military Cemetery. They were:
F/O (Plt) Charles Richard (Dick) Floyd, of Ontario.
F/O (Nav) Ronald Frank Calnan (25), of Vancouver, BC
F/O (Air Bomber) Melville Lloyd Fullerton (20), of Toronto, Ontario.
Flg Off (Nav) Daniel Louis Jacobs (30) also of Toronto, Ontario.
Sgt (W.Op/Air Gnr) Lorne Herbert Johnston (20),of Moncton, NB.
P/O (Nav) Ralph Northcliffe MacGillivray (23), of Antigonish, NS.
P/O (Air Gnr) Harry Charles Millen (36), of Mattawa, Ontario.
F/O (Air Gnr) William James Mohring (21), of Calgary, Alberta