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Old 26th February 2018, 08:20
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Re: 16 SFTS RAF Newton

Hi,
Here`s what I have found in 16 SFTS ORB:
25/7/42 - Oxford (no serial number given) crashed near Saxondale cross roads. Cpl Malczynski killed. Multiple fractures of the skull.
25/5/43 - Master III 8540 crashed near Arnold, Notts. LAC Mroczek killed.
7/7/43 - Master III W8706 crashed. LAC Gorski killed.
2/9/43 - Master (no details of the crash in 16 SFTS ORB)
24/25/2/44 - Master DM283 crashed one mile south of Stapleford. LAC Sierzega killed.
25/3/44 - Master II DL938 crashed on the aerodrome at approx. 11.25 hrs. P/O Szwede and Sgt Brown (British) died instantly due to multiple injuries.
12/5/44 - Oxford 965 totally wrecked in collision with Oxford I LW915. F/L Peski killed. The pilot of the second Oxford LW915 AC2 Miernik uninjured.
16/6/44 U/Kn (no accident recorded with that date in 16 SFTS ORB. The only fatal crash in June 1944 took place on 9/6/1944)
19/7/44 - Oxford I PG994 crashed near Normanton. W/O Mierniczek, F/Sgt Koper and AC2 Tomaszewski killed.
12/10/44 - Master II DM424 caught fire in cockpit after carrying out "overshoot" at Tollerton and dived to the ground killing AC2 Maciula instantly.

Hopefully you will find it useful.
Regards,
Greg

Last edited by Gregor30; 26th February 2018 at 08:23. Reason: Some typos.
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