
William Henry Bell
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Son of Thomas E. Bell and Jane Ellen Bell, of Beeston.
No.407 Sqn Hudson AM602 coded RR-M Took off for shipping strike at 22:40 hrs Flaps raised on second circuit then stalled at 300 feet during an overshoot at Donna Nook, hit the ground and bombs exploded at 03:10 hrs. Sgt Duval rests in Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester, Sgt Romain in St.Mary Churchyard, Walthamstow, P/O Dann and Sgt Gaudet, of Rainy River, Ontario, locally in St. Nicholas Churchyard, North Cotes. Sgt Wilkins, from Ottawa, Ontario, is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. In addition to the listed aircrew, 19 ground crew and 2 army men, trying to help the crew from the wreckage were also killed in the accident (rafcommands).
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