ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25077
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| Date: | Monday 13 August 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XVIII |
| Owner/operator: | 228 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | PG367 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hudswell, 2 miles W of Richmond, Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 13 August 1951 Flight Lieutenant Quinton was a navigator under instruction in an RAF Wellington aircraft (PG367) which was involved in a mid-air collision with an RAF Miles Martinet (NR570).
An Air Training Corps cadet was with Quinton in the rear compartment of the Wellington when the force of the impact caused the Wellington to break up and plunge to earth out of control.
Flight Lieutenant Quinton picked up the only parachute he could see, clipped it on to the cadet’s harness, showed him how to pull the rip-cord and ordered him to jump. The cadet landed safely and was the only survivor of the disaster, all the other 8 occupants of the two planes perished. For his selfless action he was awarded the George Cross (GC).
Pilot - F/O Peter Frederick Keeling RAF (582152), aged 22, of Southend on Sea, Essex. Buried Leeming Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Navigator - F/O George Michael Trotman RAF (1606829), aged 27, of Wooton under Edge, Glocestershire. Buried Painswick, Glocestershire.
Navigator U/T - F/Lt John Alan Quinton RAF GC DFC (115714), aged 30, of Lewisham, London. Buried Leeming Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Navigator U/T - P/O Frank Leslie Farrell RAF (582254), aged 22, of Docking, Norfolk. Buried Hessle Cemetery, Hull.
Navigator U/T - P/O Edwin George Percival Garratt RAF (2436405), aged 20, of Tooting, London. Buried Leeming Churchyard, Yorkshire.
F/O Dawyck George McLeod Veitch R(Aux)AF (178711), aged 37, of Harrogate, Yorkshire. Buried Wilford Hill Cemetery, Nottingham.
Passenger - Cadet Derek Coates ATC, aged 16, of Middlebrough. Survived.
Crew of the Miles Martinent that were also killed were
Pilot - F/Lt Alexander Hannay RAF (120473), aged 32, of Stranraer, Scotland. Buried Kirkcoln Cemetery, Stranraer.
Passenger - Cpl Malcolm Bruton ATC, aged 16, of Middlesbrough. Buried Acklam Cemetery, Middlesbrough.
A memorial to those killed in both aircraft was dedicated in Hudswell village on the sixieth anniversary of the accident on 13 August 2011 and unveiled by Mr Roger Quinton
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/pg367.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alan_Quinton
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?91075-Vickers-Valetta
4. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2011 15:57 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2011 16:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2013 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2013 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Sep-2013 01:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:38 | Slizack | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 19-Oct-2019 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
| 06-Feb-2021 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities] |
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