Wyatt, Julius Lee

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-03-15

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Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Homer Wyatt; husband of Mary Evelyn Wyatt, of Jacksonville, Texas, U.S.A.

Home: Houston, Texas, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

12 FTS- Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

RAF Grantham

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/83471

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First Burial
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Oxford aircraft AB 641 was in a collision at take-off with Oxford aircraft CP 466. The aircraft crashed 200 yards south of the aerodrome at Grantham. Flying Officer Oliver (RAF), Flight Lieutenant R.J. Jouault D.F.C. (RAF), and one member of the Royal Netherlands Air Service, Flight Lieutenant Strver were also killed.

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Oxford AP465

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Sergeant Wyatt, Julius Lee (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-March-15
Grantham Cemetery, Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK

Airspeed Oxford

(Bob Brown Photo)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Airspeed A.S. 10 Oxford Mk. II, RCAF (Serial No. AS277), 25, in flight over Saskatchewan, 1942.
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The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Second World War.

The Oxford was developed by Airspeed during the 1930s in response to a requirement for a capable trainer aircraft that conformed with Specification T.23/36, which had been issued by the British Air Ministry. Its basic design is derived from the company's earlier AS.6 Envoy, a commercial passenger aircraft. Performing its maiden flight on 19 June 1937, it was quickly put into production as part of a rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in anticipation of a large-scale conflict.

As a consequence of the outbreak of war, many thousands of Oxfords were ordered by Britain and its allies, including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. Following the end of the conflict, the Oxford continued to achieve export sales for some time, equipping the newly formed air forces of Egypt, India, Israel, and Yugoslavia. It was considered to be a capable trainer aircraft throughout the conflict, as well as being used a general-purpose type. A large number of Oxfords have been preserved on static display.Wikipedia

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