Remembering Today 3/10/43 Sergeant: Charles Thomas Lockwood,1040500, Royal Air Force Volunteer Re

LOCKWOOD, CHARLES THOMAS Rank: Sergeant Trade: Obs. Service No: 1040500 Date of Death: 03/10/1943 Age: 20 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 102 Sqdn. Grave Reference: Grave 5. Cemetery: GATESHEAD (ST. EDMUND) CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Thomas Harding Lockwood and Winnie Lockwood, of Gateshead; husband of Josephine Lockwood.http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2838162/LOCKWOOD,%20CHARLES%20THOMAS

 

Details of the above loss....

2-3 October 1943

102 Squadron
Halifax II JD276 DY-Z
Op. Training.

The aircraft overshot on return to base from a training exercises and while trying to go round again, crashed at 0030 hours and burst into flames near Hayton, 5 miles north west of Market Weighton, Yorkshire.

Crew.

F/S. W A. Miller RAAF +
Sgt. J J. McShane +
F/O. V L. Hyatt +
Sgt. C T. Lockwood +
W/O. D W G. Randall +
Sgt. T. Smith +
Sgt. C R. Garrick RCAF +


Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.4 - W R. Chorley

 

Charles Thomas Lockwood was my Uncle. Always remembered

 

Charlie Lockwood is on this book page his photo - is bottom right. The members may enjoy his colleagues photos too and attach them to their names