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Keptie
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 Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject: WHITLEY LA 837 - 19 OTU - A Flight : RAF - WW2 |
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Located in the former RFC & RAF Montrose airfield now called the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre , Montrose Angus is this Memorial
WHITLEY LA 837 - 19 OTU - A Flight
IN MEMORY OF
Sgt T P W Barrett
P/O SJ Stenning
Sgt J R C Rugeroni- Hope
Sgt J Douglas
Sgt A P Wilson
From Flt Lt R T Mitchell OC Cadets and Staff
1145 Dunfermline Squadron ATC
This metal Plaque is within the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre . They were on a training flight at 1035 hours from its 19 OTU base but around 1700hours that day all contact was lost and the bomber had crashed into a hillside ( 2000 ft above sea level ) near Cromdale & 6 miles E .E. N of Grantown on Spey , Morayshire . Some of the crew died at the scene , one died later of his injuries and one survived .
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Roxy
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Location: Elgin, Moray
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| Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:33 am Post subject: |
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19 OTU were based at RAF Forres until late 1944 and was responsible for training aircrew fro Bomber Command. The memorial to 19 OTU is in the Moray region.
Roxy
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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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ADP
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Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:38 am Post subject: |
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See the 19 OTU website, including Roll of Honour.
http://www.19otu.org.uk
This looks to be the location: NJ015581 by the A96 a short distance west of Forres.
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Roxy
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| Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Perhaps I should have elaborated; the 19 OTU Memorial is in the Moray region of this forum
Roxy
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ADP
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