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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 15 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force



4th April 1940 New Squadron titles

21st Apr 1941 Posting

26th Apr 1941 Visit

8th May 1942  Ferry trip to Egypt

21st Jan 1944 Wellington Lost


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Those known to have served with

No. 15 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Coleman Eric. Sgt. (d.8th April 1942)
  • Fairclough Frederick Keith. Sgt. (d.8th April 1942)
  • Good Walter Frank. Sgt. (d.8th April 1942)
  • Leeke George Ernest. W/O (d.8th April 1942)
  • Lipshitz DFM. Arthur. Sgt. (d.23rd Dec 1943)
  • Pook Stanley William. F/Sgt. (d.8th April 1942)
  • Seymour MID. Douglas Claude. F/Lt.
  • Wallbank Ralph Henry. F/Lt.
  • Wilson William. Sgt. (d.8th April 1942)

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There are:5 items tagged No. 15 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


F/Lt. Ralph Henry Wallbank 104 Sqn and 21 Sqn

Ralph Wallbank was a Wireless Operator Air Gunner who flew with 104 and 21 Squadrons.

David Wallbank



F/Lt. Douglas Claude Seymour MID. 38 Squadron

My father Dougie Seymour was a rear gunner on Wellington Bombers during WW11 flying a total of 45 operations, 20 of which were whilst on detachment to Malta with 38 Squadron. Other operations included two attacking the Scharnhorst & Gniesenau when they were under repair in Brest harbour and also as an instructor with 15 OTU during two of the 1000 bomber raids on Cologne and Essen. Dad died in 2012 aged 91. I have subsequently tried to obtain the Bomber Command clasp in recognition of his service to the command but his service in the Middle East and Malta does not qualify him for the clasp.

Mike Seymour



Sgt. William Wilson 15 OTU (d.8th April 1942)

Sgt Wilson was killed on 8th April 1942 when 15 OTU Wellington L7818 took off from Harwell for cross country excercise. It was involved in a collision with Spitfire R6686 from 57 OTU flown by P/O J.R. Lee. Both aircraft crashed a few hundred yards apart in the valley of the Broadwater stream near Cold Ashton 9 miles ESE of Bristol, all on board the Wellington were killed as was P/O Lee and are buried in various cemeteries in the UK. Wellington crew were: W/O G.E. Leeke Sgt W.F. Good F/Sgt S.W. Pook Sgt E. Coleman Sgt F.K. Fairclough Sgt W. Wilson The Spitfire pilot was from Texas




Sgt. Frederick Keith Fairclough 15 OTU (d.8th April 1942)

Sgt Fairclough was killed on 8th April 1942 when 15 OTU Wellington L7818 took off from Harwell for cross country excercise. It was involved in a collision with Spitfire R6686 from 57 OTU flown by P/O J.R. Lee. Both aircraft crashed a few hundred yards apart in the valley of the Broadwater stream near Cold Ashton 9 miles ESE of Bristol, all on board the Wellington were killed as was P/O Lee and are buried in various cemeteries in the UK. Wellington crew were: W/O G.E. Leeke Sgt W.F. Good F/Sgt S.W. Pook Sgt E. Coleman Sgt F.K. Fairclough Sgt W. Wilson The Spitfire pilot was from Texas




Sgt. Eric Coleman 15 OTU (d.8th April 1942)

Sgt Colemman was killed on 8th April 1942 when 15 OTU Wellington L7818 took off from Harwell for cross country excercise. It was involved in a collision with Spitfire R6686 from 57 OTU flown by P/O J.R. Lee. Both aircraft crashed a few hundred yards apart in the valley of the Broadwater stream near Cold Ashton 9 miles ESE of Bristol, all on board the Wellington were killed as was P/O Lee and are buried in various cemeteries in the UK. Wellington crew were: W/O G.E. Leeke Sgt W.F. Good F/Sgt S.W. Pook Sgt E. Coleman Sgt F.K. Fairclough Sgt W. Wilson The Spitfire pilot was from Texas




F/Sgt. Stanley William Pook 15 OTU (d.8th April 1942)

F/Sgt Pook was killed on 8th April 1942 when 15 OTU Wellington L7818 took off from Harwell for cross country excercise. It was involved in a collision with Spitfire R6686 from 57 OTU flown by P/O J.R. Lee. Both aircraft crashed a few hundred yards apart in the valley of the Broadwater stream near Cold Ashton 9 miles ESE of Bristol, all on board the Wellington were killed as was P/O Lee and are buried in various cemeteries in the UK. Wellington crew were: W/O G.E. Leeke Sgt W.F. Good F/Sgt S.W. Pook Sgt E. Coleman Sgt F.K. Fairclough Sgt W. Wilson The Spitfire pilot was from Texas




Sgt. Walter Frank Good 15 OTU (d.8th April 1942)

Sgt Good was killed on 8th April 1942 when 15 OTU Wellington L7818 took off from Harwell for cross country excercise. It was involved in a collision with Spitfire R6686 from 57 OTU flown by P/O J.R. Lee. Both aircraft crashed a few hundred yards apart in the valley of the Broadwater stream near Cold Ashton 9 miles ESE of Bristol, all on board the Wellington were killed as was P/O Lee and are buried in various cemeteries in the UK. Wellington crew were: W/O G.E. Leeke Sgt W.F. Good F/Sgt S.W. Pook Sgt E. Coleman Sgt F.K. Fairclough Sgt W. Wilson The Spitfire pilot was from Texas




W/O George Ernest Leeke 15 OTU (d.8th April 1942)

W/O Leeke was killed on 8th April 1942 when 15 OTU Wellington L7818 took off from Harwell for cross country excercise. It was involved in a collision with Spitfire R6686 from 57 OTU flown by P/O J.R. Lee. Both aircraft crashed a few hundred yards apart in the valley of the Broadwater stream near Cold Ashton 9 miles ESE of Bristol, all on board the Wellington were killed as was P/O Lee and are buried in various cemeteries in the UK.

Wellington crew were:

  • W/O G.E. Leeke
  • Sgt W.F. Good
  • F/Sgt S.W. Pook
  • Sgt E. Coleman
  • Sgt F.K. Fairclough
  • Sgt W. Wilson

    The Spitfire pilot was from Texas

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