42365 Pilot 2 (Inst): F/O. William Walter D'Arcy Brain
R.N.Z.A.F.
Died age 26
Also Comrade to Flying Officer Ernest Douglas Woods...
They made the ultimate sacrifice together following air operations on November 21st 1944 Dunmow Essex. The pilot and crew were aboard the LK276 Stirling and released the glider P-F573 Horsa. The glider landed safely, the Stirling crashed after hitting some willow trees and collided with some power high tension power cables. The aircraft then skidded along a bank and exploded at Puildings Farm. observations of a dozen eye witnesses who corroborated the details of the enemy aircraft which shot the Stirling down as it was training at night to land a glider in the invasion of Berlin. The inquest was rudimentary and no witnesses were called. This is now thought to be because public morale was fragile and knowing that Radar was not giving ultimate protection would be detrimental to it. Merna spent many years establishing the details of the crash because her husband's twin brother was the pilot and had been saddled with the blame for the 'accident '
Comrades:
Ronald David Payne
Arthur George Reid
James Ian Kidgell
Hugh Holt
Reginald Matthew Dauncey
R.N.Z.A.F.
Died age 26
Also Comrade to Flying Officer Ernest Douglas Woods...
They made the ultimate sacrifice together following air operations on November 21st 1944 Dunmow Essex. The pilot and crew were aboard the LK276 Stirling and released the glider P-F573 Horsa. The glider landed safely, the Stirling crashed after hitting some willow trees and collided with some power high tension power cables. The aircraft then skidded along a bank and exploded at Puildings Farm. observations of a dozen eye witnesses who corroborated the details of the enemy aircraft which shot the Stirling down as it was training at night to land a glider in the invasion of Berlin. The inquest was rudimentary and no witnesses were called. This is now thought to be because public morale was fragile and knowing that Radar was not giving ultimate protection would be detrimental to it. Merna spent many years establishing the details of the crash because her husband's twin brother was the pilot and had been saddled with the blame for the 'accident '
Comrades:
Ronald David Payne
Arthur George Reid
James Ian Kidgell
Hugh Holt
Reginald Matthew Dauncey
42365 Pilot 2 (Inst): F/O. William Walter D'Arcy Brain
R.N.Z.A.F.
Died age 26
Also Comrade to Flying Officer Ernest Douglas Woods...
They made the ultimate sacrifice together following air operations on November 21st 1944 Dunmow Essex. The pilot and crew were aboard the LK276 Stirling and released the glider P-F573 Horsa. The glider landed safely, the Stirling crashed after hitting some willow trees and collided with some power high tension power cables. The aircraft then skidded along a bank and exploded at Puildings Farm. observations of a dozen eye witnesses who corroborated the details of the enemy aircraft which shot the Stirling down as it was training at night to land a glider in the invasion of Berlin. The inquest was rudimentary and no witnesses were called. This is now thought to be because public morale was fragile and knowing that Radar was not giving ultimate protection would be detrimental to it. Merna spent many years establishing the details of the crash because her husband's twin brother was the pilot and had been saddled with the blame for the 'accident '
Comrades:
Ronald David Payne
Arthur George Reid
James Ian Kidgell
Hugh Holt
Reginald Matthew Dauncey
R.N.Z.A.F.
Died age 26
Also Comrade to Flying Officer Ernest Douglas Woods...
They made the ultimate sacrifice together following air operations on November 21st 1944 Dunmow Essex. The pilot and crew were aboard the LK276 Stirling and released the glider P-F573 Horsa. The glider landed safely, the Stirling crashed after hitting some willow trees and collided with some power high tension power cables. The aircraft then skidded along a bank and exploded at Puildings Farm. observations of a dozen eye witnesses who corroborated the details of the enemy aircraft which shot the Stirling down as it was training at night to land a glider in the invasion of Berlin. The inquest was rudimentary and no witnesses were called. This is now thought to be because public morale was fragile and knowing that Radar was not giving ultimate protection would be detrimental to it. Merna spent many years establishing the details of the crash because her husband's twin brother was the pilot and had been saddled with the blame for the 'accident '
Comrades:
Ronald David Payne
Arthur George Reid
James Ian Kidgell
Hugh Holt
Reginald Matthew Dauncey
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