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World War Two / Re: Air Force Lookups - if you need help
« on: Monday 23 July 12 11:10 BST (UK) »Hello Kev
The aircraft was Wellington X Serial number MF116 belonging to 26 Operational Training Unit.
It took off at 18.05 for an evening cross-country training exercise. Shortly before 23.40, the pilot made a distress call before crashing at Holt Farm, Sketchley, on the south side of Hinckley. Both Canadians rest at Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, while the others were claimed by their relatives.
F/O N Chobaniuk RCAF
Sgt L G Good
Sgt J S Gunn
Sgt J W McMurdo RCAF
Sgt J Thompson
Sgt C D Parker
The actual reason for the crash doesn't seem to have been established.
HTH
K
EDIT: As a Flying Officer, Chobaniuk, may already have done a tour of duty. I shall ask the Canadian exports on rafcommands if the have any further info on him
Thanks for posting this, Nick Chobaniuk was my great uncle
My family had received a DVD with footage of the dedication ceremony of the memorial plaque as well as a local news story clip, I have uploaded both to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d29UOYuIy9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHxF1b3RUAA