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Stanley Wright | |||
| Rank: | Sergeant | Number: | 751744 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 050 Sqn RAFVR | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Bomber Command | ||
| Died: | 17/04/1941 | Age: | 23 |
| Country of burial: | Ireland | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Blessington (St. Mary's) Churchyard | ||
| Town Memorial: | Stretford Book | ||
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Part of a crew of four, he took off from RAF Lindholme in a Hampden Bomber Mark 1 - No. AD730VN piloted by Pilot Officer J.K. Hill, for a bombing operation to Berlin (the target that all aircrews dreaded). On their return, they overflew England and the Irish Sea and ended up crashing on a hillside close to Blessington, County Wicklow, south west of Dublin. The entire crew of four died in the crash and are buried together in the north east corner of Blessington Churchyard. M.I. "Thy Kingdon Come". The other crew members were:- Pilot Officer John Kenneth Hill (aged 23) of East Croydon, Surrey - the pilot. Sergeant John Thomas Lamb (aged 20) of Carlisle, Cumbria - also a pilot. Sergeant Frederick Henry Erdwin - the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. | |||
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