Weekes, Neville Oswald (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-09

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Birth Date: 1912

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Service

RAAF

Unit

32 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

413700

Final Burial

Royal Oak Burial Park
Sec D Plot 21 Grave 11

32 OTU, Patricia Bay, B.C.

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Crew or Other Personnel

Hampden AN101

Sergeant Francis Keith Maiden RAAF

Sergeant Maiden, Francis Keith (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-09
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Pilot Officer Kenneth Shaw RAFVR

Pilot Officer Shaw, Kenneth (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-09
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Allen Leonard Warner RAFVR

Pilot Officer Warner, Allen Leonard (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-09
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Neville Oswald Weekes RAAF

Sergeant Weekes, Neville Oswald (RAAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-09
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Accident Card - Handley Page Hampden Mk. I serial:AN101

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-09. Hampden s/n AN101.

This accident involved 4 people. Maiden FK, Weeks N, Warner AL, Shaw K

This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Neville Oswald Weekes RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:413700 Hampden AN101, Pilot Officer Allen Leonard Warner RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:151705 Hampden AN101, Sergeant Francis Keith Maiden RAAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:423799 Hampden AN101, Pilot Officer Kenneth Shaw RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:152316 Hampden AN101

Unit Desciption

32 OTU (32 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.