Date: 10th February 1942
Unit: F.T.U. (Ferry Training Unit)
Type: Hudson
Serial: V9127
Coded: ?
Location: Brayspool, Ponterbryd, Cardiganshire.
Pilot: F/O. David Cambell Anderson 400453 R.A.A.F. Age; 28. Killed
Obs: Fl/Sgt. Gordon Robert Duncan R/69109 R.C.A.F. Age; 27. Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
The aircraft was flying in very poor visibility when it crashed at the location shown above. A further two R.A.F. personnel were also killed on this flight (details as yet unknown).
Left above - Observer on Hudson V9127 Fl/Sgt. Gordon Robert Duncan, right above - Hudson cockpit
Crash area 2010 (Courtesy wrecksite-uk via Mike Harrison)
Burial details:
David Cambell Anderson. Aberystwyth Cemetery Sec. 18. Grave 851
Son of David and Florence Campbell Anderson, of Horsham, Victoria, Australia.
Gordon Robert Duncan. Aberystwyth Cemetery Sec. 18. Grave 864
Son of Orval Stanley and Margaret Beatrice Duncan, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Research by David King (A.R.S.)
