South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England (parents)
St. Nicholas Churchyard, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Botha Mk l L6202
Aircraft entered cloud off the North Wales coast and without the pilot realising flew inland and struck the western side of Llwytmor above Aber Falls in Wales.
Heppinstall, George Markham (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-August-28
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Richard Winstanley and Caroline Heppinstall
Spouse:
Home: South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
11 RS- Radio School (RAF)
Base
RAF Hooton Park
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
1530110
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Botha L6202
Botha serial: L6202
Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft." SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was built by Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton, as a competitor to the Bristol Beaufort, entering service with the RAF in 1939. The design was underpowered and it was quickly withdrawn from operations. Wikipedia
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