My uncle lost his life attempting to land at RAF Upwood on his return from a bombing raid over Cologne on the night of 30/31 Jul 1941. He was flying Hampden AE266 from 61 Sqn, based at North Luffenham. For some reason (I think bad weather) they attempted to land at Upwood and crashed short of the runway. There was one survivor of the crash, a Flight Sergeant Harry Scott, who died only recently. His obituary was in the Telegraph
here. I had always wondered who the survivor was and if he lived through the war, and now I know (but just too late). The members of the crew were:
Pilot Officer Patrick James Neil Adshead
Captain (Pilot)
aged 23
Flight Sergeant Scott
Observer
injured
Flight Sergeant Rex Ronald Boyce Durtnall DFM
Wireless operator/ Air gunner
aged 21
Sergeant Kenneth Marcel Fillmore
Air gunner
aged 23