ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228697
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N7833 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Upton Mill, Mill Lane, Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales |
| RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales |
A Miles Master (N7833 of 57 OTU, RAF) flown by two RCAF pilots Sergeants H A Womack and J M Milmine from 57 OTU was low flying over Upton, Chester, on 1 July 1941 when it hit a tree and a house in Mill Lane adjoining the old Mill at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire. Sgt Henry Womack was an American volunteer: He called Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America (USA) his home. Both pilots were killed. It is thought that the student pilot was showing off to a girlfriend who lived in the area.
Crew of Miles Master N7833:
P/O (J/4908) John Melvin Milmine (instr.pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (R/67722) Henry Archer (Harry) Womack (u/t pilot) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/7294: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756591
2. https://thejoesmoechester.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/aircraft-incidents-in-chester-during-wwii/
3. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=n7833
4. https://www.historyofuptonbychester.org.uk/umill.html
5. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2957700/john-melvin-milmine/
6. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2957713/henry-archer-harry-womack/
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
8. Upton-by-Chester Parish Newsletter: https://www.uptonbychester.org.uk/uploads/9/3/5/8/9358403/spring_2017.pdf
9. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1941.pdf
10. https://www.uppa.org.uk/military.html
11. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2957700
12. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68024866/john-melvin-milmine
13. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68025373/henry-archer-womack
14. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16726786/henry-archer-womack
15. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2957713
16. https://canadianfallen.ca/70380/WOMACK
17. https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=1266&MemID=1669
18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton-by-Chester#Landmarks
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2019 19:13 | tachel | Added |
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