27 January 1943 - 57 Squadron, RAF Scampton - Avro Lancaster I - W4267 - Sgt William H Wood RAFVR - Training
Location - Cabourne High Woods near Caen Hill 2 miles north east of Caistor.
The cause of this tragic incident is unknown. Sgt Long survived and it is reported that he baled out. This was possibly a new crew to 57 Squadron but I have no other information regarding this.
Five of the crew were claimed by relatives and buried in their hometowns. Sgt Chapman rests at Brigg Cemetery.
Sgt William H Wood RAFVR - Pilot - 21 – 57 Sqn - Son of Thomas Leyland Wood and Ann Wood, of Burnley - Burnley Cemetery, Lancashire
Sgt Ronald B Wetherell RAF – Flight Engineer - 19 – 57 Sqn - Son of George Brown Hall Wetherell and Florence Wetherell, of South Shields - South Shields Harton Cemetery, Tyne and Wear.
Sgt Eric W Campbell RAFVR - Navigator - 22 – 57 Sqn - Son of George and Marion Campbell, of St. Helens - Eccleston Christ Church Churchyard, Lancashire.
Sgt Robert A Chapman RCAF ( pictured below ) – Bomb Aimer - 21 – 57 Sqn - Son of Alfred and Doris Chapman, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Brigg Cemetery, North Lincolnshire.
F/O Thomas H Anthony RAFVR – Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - 28 – 57 Sqn - Son of Richard Albert and Elizabeth Jane Anthony, of Clyro; husband of Dorothy Freda Anthony, of Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset - Clyro St Michael Churchyard, Somerset.
Sgt S C Bradley RAFVR – Air Gunner - 26 – 57 Sqn - Son of Thomas Snowdon Bradley and Beatrice Annie Bradley, of Keighley - Haworth Cemetery, West Yorkshire.
Sgt Long baled out safely .
Sgt Robert A Chapman RCAF.
Compiled by David Fell. Photo from my own archive and Chapman pic from Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
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