Remembering today: Spencer George Cochrane Sergeant 1575884 RAFVR Died: 11/8/1943 Buried: Stafford Son of George and Dorothy Jane Cochrane, of Shirley, Warwickshire. Remembered wih honour. Casualty
Remembering today: Spencer George Cochrane Sergeant 1575884 RAFVR Died: 11/8/1943 Buried: Stafford Son of George and Dorothy Jane Cochrane, of Shirley, Warwickshire. Remembered wih honour. Details of the above loss. 11 August 1943 30 OTU Wellington X HE390 -R Op. Training Took off from Seighford for circuit and landings. At approximately 0940 hrs, Master II W9073 from No.5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit at Ternhill emerged from the cloud base, estimated ay 800 feet and collided with the Wellington. Both aircraft fell in the vicinity of Derrington Farm and Vicarage Farm near the airfield. Crew. F/L. L W. Metcalfe DFC + Sgt. S G. Cochrane + Sgt. E W C. Bryant + Sgt. C. Yates + Sgt. F. Powis + The Master was crewed by F/S. C A. Simmons and Sgt. J W. Mudie RAAF. Both lost their lives in this incident. Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.7 - W R. Chorley
METCALFE, LEONARD WALTER Rank: Flight Lieutenant Trade: Pilot Instr. Service No: 68145 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Age: 28 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Awards: D F C Grave Reference Sec. K.3. Grave 54765. Cemetery HENDON CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM Additional Information: Son of Walter J. Metcalfe and Kathleen Metcalfe, of Hendon.
