30 July 1941 - 407 Squadron, RAF North Coates - Lockheed Hudson V – AM719 – Sgt G C Bingley RCAF – Duty Training Flight.
Location – On farmland half mile south of airfield perimeter
Lockheed Hudson V of 409 Squadron, RAF North Coates
407 Squadron Lockheed Hudson V AM719 aircraft stalled on approach and crashed as crew were practicing take-offs and landings.
Sgt George Cuthbert Bingley RCAF – Pilot – 20 - 407 Sqn - Son of Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Bingley, husband of Beryl Corrinne Bingley of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - North Cotes St Nicholas Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
P/O Rollie Ernest Buckolz RCAF ( pictured below ) – Pilot – 23 - 407 Sqn - Son of Dave and Anna Brodsky Buckolz. Nephew of Frank K. Brodsky of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA - North Cotes St Nicholas Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
Cpl Clifford Naylor RAF – 20 – 407 Sqn - Son of Thomas and Florence Naylor of Woolton – Deane St Mary Churchyard, Manchester.
P/O Rollie Ernest Buckolz RCAF
Bingley grave
Buckholz grave
206 Squadron Lockheed Hudson V coming in to land
Item complied by David Fell with photos from my archive, WWP and the Canadian Virtual War memorial
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