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Aircraftman 1st Class

William Henry Bell

Service number 1093684
Military unit 407 (RCAF) Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 22 Jan 1942 (36 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Son of Thomas E. Bell and Jane Ellen Bell, of Beeston.

Military history

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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