Oxford AB665 II - Operational - 1943-04-08 to 1943-04-08
Squadron: 14 (OT) AFU (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-04-08
Completion Date: 1943-04-08
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Ossington
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Crash City: England
Crash Specifics: Burton Lodge, two miles south-east of Melton Mowbray
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: midair
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14 Advanced Flying Unit, RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire. Oxford II aircraft AB 665 collided in flight with Lancaster I aircraft L 7545 UG-S during a training flight. Both aircraft crashed at Burton Lodge, two miles south-east of Melton Mowbray, England

Both aircrews were killed in this flying accident, two RCAF crew members on Oxford AB 665 and eight RAF (two flight engineers) crew members on Lancaster L 7545 UG-S

Sergeant J A Lemmerick (RCAF) and Sergeant A A Moors (RCAF), both pilots in training, were killed on Oxford AB 665

Sergeant Lemmerick was BROTHER to Flying Officer G E Lemmerick (RCAF) who was killed 1944-01-29 in 419 Squadron Halifax JP 119 VR-O on a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany

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