Pilot William Frederick Barber, 1614255
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- Unit - Royal Air Force
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- Date of Birth -
- Died - 13/01/1948
- Age - 25
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ContributeSource: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. A training flight on 13th January 1948 (Wellington RP555) crashed near Topcliffe Airfield (it was thought the elevator control cable had become disconnected). Pilot - P2 (W/O) William Frederick Barber RAF (1614255), Signaller - Sig2b (W/O) Kenneth John Feary RAF (1813068) and Passenger - AC1 Peter Arthur Lindus RAF (3088756) were all killed. The only survivor was Instructor Pilot - P2 Frederick Osmond Bosomworth RAF.
(https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york48/rp555.html accessed 11/06/24)
Photograph provided by SJ Bosomworth, 04/05/2024.
- Conflict - Post-WW2
- Burial Place - Northampton Road Cemetery, Market Harborough
