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Act. Sq.Ldr Philip Brandon
Royal Air Force 106 Sqdn.
(d.18th July 1943)
My uncle, Acting Squadron Leader Philip Brandon-Trye, was posted to 106 Squadron at the time of his death on 18th July 1943 in an accident on a gunnery training course. His Wellington III BK235 crashed 1 mile southeast of Appleby when it suffered a wing failure. The crew who died that day were:
Acting Sq.Ldr Philip Brandon-Trye, RAF (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
Group Capt Brian Everard Lowe, RAF (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
Wing Co Alister William Stewart Matheson, RAF (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
W/O John William Heard RAFVR (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
F/Sgt Daniel Breslin DFM, RAFVR (buried in Strabane Cemetery).
Group Capt Reginald Vere Massey Odbert, RAF (buried in Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery).