Burnley, Lancashire, England
Inghamite Churchyard, Wheatley Carr, Burnley, Lancashire, 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.
Hargreaves, Douglas Owen (Sergeant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-August-28
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Richard and Ellen T. Hargreaves
Spouse:
Home: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
11 RS- Radio School (RAAF)
Base
RAF Hooton Park
Rank
Sergeant
Position
W/Op-AG
Service Numbers
1528258
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 The design was underpowered and it was quickly withdrawn from operations.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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