HARROW, William George Age 19 Died 21.08.41 Died in crash of RAF Magister V1023 of 15 EFTS at Kirkhampton, Cumberland RAF pilot was Frank Henry Oakey who is commemorated by CWGC. I am struggling to find anything official which says HARROW was in the crash as a civilian engineer. His DC says he died in an air crash but does not mention RAF (though civilian flights at that time were 99% banned). I have several hearsay mentions on the internet but nothing official to say V1023 crashed on that date with a civilian passenger so cannot tie the two together. If anyone can give any pointers I would be very grateful. Chris
Hi Chris, A glimmer of hope in the fog of internet hearsay - Form 1180 states two fatalities - 1 non RAF RAFAHB have probably sent casualty file to TNA for release soon so possible that enquiry to Northolt may result in "files out of our hands reply" Ross
It's official - casualty file transferred and open at TNA Pilot Officer F H Oakley, Mr W G Harrow: killed; aircraft accident, Magister V1023, 15... | The National Archives Ross