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405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus) RAF Beaulieu. Halifax BII aircraft W 1096 LQ-O, nicknamed "Every Drop Counts" went into a spin and crashed at Wicken Bonhunt, two and one half miles west of Newport, Essex during a routine cross-country flight
The crash was caused when the Mid-Upper gunner accidentally fired his guns and hit the port inner engine even though the guns were not supposed to be able to depress that far. The engine fire and hydraulic failure cause the aircraft to spin out of control and crash
405 Squadron was attached to Coastal Command from late October 1942 until the end of February 1943 before joining 6 Group in March of 1943
Flight Sergeant AJ DoIding (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 GH Richards (RCAF), Sergeant RJ Cavanaugh (RCAF)(USA) and Flying Officer H Landau (RAFVR) were killed in this flying accident
Sergeant HF Jackson (RCAF) survived, although seriously injured and Sergeant WA MacDonald (RCAF), who managed to bail safely, survived without injury
There were only six aircrew aboard for this flight, no rear air gunner recorded
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405 Squadron Halifax IIB W1096 LQ-O Sgt. Dolding, RAF Beaulieu
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