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210953 Sgt. John Marsh Royal Air Force from:Skelmersdale, Lancashire (d.20th Aug 1943) My cousin, RAF. SGT. John Marsh, Wireless Air Gunner, was one of the crew of Wellington X3986 when it took off for a training flight over the Solway Firth, from RAF Silloth on the 20th August 1943. The aircraft ditched into the sea at 1137 hours. It was engaged in a low level, 600ft bombing exercise, it made a run into the target and circled the target, smoke was seen to come from the aircraft, engines lost power and then it proceeded to ditch 0.5 miles off Silloth. Rescue boats failed to pick up any of the six crew members. John's body was eventually found on the 5th September 1943 on the Solway Sands and the cause of his death was given as drowning, he was 22 years of age. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**