Jack Ernest Taylor
Service number
615773
Military unit
6 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force
Address
6 Cleveland Square, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.
Date of birth
Date of death
17 Apr 1942 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Camberwell, London, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Son of John James Taylor and Edith Taylor; husband of Grace Ada Taylor, of Newark.
Military history
17/4/1942 Hudson T9378 of 6 OTU was undertaking night circuit training around Thornaby airfield, the aircraft approached for landing too low and struck a tree at the north-eastern boundary of the airfield near Manfield Farm at 00.45hrs.
Sgt Clifford McCormick Carkner RCAF
Sgt Alfa Powell
Sgt Jack Ernest Taylor - All killed.
P/O Ralph Worthington James - Injured. 11/11/1942 P/O James pilot of Hurricane T9521, training with 56 OTU collided with Hurricane V7080, killing pilots P/O James and Sgt Carter near Ballado Bridge, Scotland.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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