ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194966
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HE218 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Compton Verney Lakes, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire (EGBW) |
| RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, |
On the 12th May 1943, my Great Uncle - Michael Joseph Stewart Kerby RCAF was a member of the crew in a Wellington bomber (HE218). During a night cross country exercise, and on the return trip to the OTU base at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, one of the engines cut out.
At approximately 01:00 hours the aircraft dived into ground close to the Compton Verney lakes. The Wellington caught fire on impact with all of the crew of four, including my Great Uncle.
Crew:-Pilot : Warrant Officer Class I Michael Joseph Stuart Kerby RCAF R/82326 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II Donald Emil Elliot RCAF R/79270 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Hugh Anthony Ballantine Baker RAFVR 116391 (NCO:1384443 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 June, 1942) [Evaded]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Jacob Piket RCAF R/120847 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Harrington Collett RCAF R/76749 [Killed]
All lie at the Stratford-Upon-Avon Cemetery, United Kingdom (52.186584 / -1.722055)
Sources:
1. https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/wellington-bomber-crashes-near-compton-verney
2. http://aircrewremembered.com/kerby-michael.html
3. http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2714955
4. http://www.canadaatwar.ca/memorial/world-war-ii/123963/warrant-officer-michael-joseph-stewart-kerby/
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1943.htm
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2017 19:51 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-May-2024 06:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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