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#	Name* SORT (↓)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↓)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes
1	Carter	John Alfred	Sergeant	571212	Ripon Cemetery Section H Grave 382.	1920		Flight Engineer	RAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	W1155	ZA-U	Leeming	Air test	The a/c was on an air test but stalled while turning on the final approach to land at RAF Leeming, it crashed near Leeming Bar at 1445 hours. The location given is some 500 yards short of main runway and near to Blow Houses, to the north of the airfield. The investigation suspected that cause of the accident was partly down to an elevator malfunction, blaming the possibility of the trimmer control wire connections being reversed. The a/c struck a tree and then crashed onto or very close to a search light battery and sadly two soldiers who were at their post were also killed. Their names were not recorded a basic police report. The occupant of the rear turret of the a/c escaped with his life possibly after the turret broke away in the crash. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed		Son of Kenneth Arnold Carter, and of Millicent Victoria Carter, of Edgbaston, Birmingham
2	Duvall	Stanley Valentine	Sergeant	902732	Ripon Cemetery Section H Grave 379.	1910		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	W1155	ZA-U	Leeming	Air test	The a/c was on an air test but stalled while turning on the final approach to land at RAF Leeming, it crashed near Leeming Bar at 1445 hours. The location given is some 500 yards short of main runway and near to Blow Houses, to the north of the airfield. The investigation suspected that cause of the accident was partly down to an elevator malfunction, blaming the possibility of the trimmer control wire connections being reversed. The a/c struck a tree and then crashed onto or very close to a search light battery and sadly two soldiers who were at their post were also killed. Their names were not recorded a basic police report. The occupant of the rear turret of the a/c escaped with his life possibly after the turret broke away in the crash. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed		Son of William and Clara Duvall; husband of Winifred Alicia Duvall, of New Malden, Surrey
3	Kay	John William	Gunner	1659878	New Hunslet Cemetery, Leeds Section 4 Consecrated Grave 219.	1907				Royal Artillery	372 Battery, 43(5th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding)) Searchlight Regiment	1942-06-25					Leeming		10 Squadron Halifax II W1155 ZA-U crashed onto their search light battery	Killed		Son of George and Ada Jane Kay, of Hunslet, Leeds. kayx
4	Mutter	James Gordon	Flying Officer	87421	Wallesey Churchyard South West of Church.			Navigator	RAFVR	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	W1155	ZA-U	Leeming	Air test	The a/c was on an air test but stalled while turning on the final approach to land at RAF Leeming, it crashed near Leeming Bar at 1445 hours. The location given is some 500 yards short of main runway and near to Blow Houses, to the north of the airfield. The investigation suspected that cause of the accident was partly down to an elevator malfunction, blaming the possibility of the trimmer control wire connections being reversed. The a/c struck a tree and then crashed onto or very close to a search light battery and sadly two soldiers who were at their post were also killed. Their names were not recorded a basic police report. The occupant of the rear turret of the a/c escaped with his life possibly after the turret broke away in the crash. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed		Son of James Gordon and Elizabeth Porritt Mutter; husband of Kathleen Norah Mutter, of Wallasey
5	Owers	Tom Jobson	Gunner	1076293	Pelton Cemetery Section B New Ground Grave 450.	1913				Royal Artillery	372 Battery, 43(5th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding)) Searchlight Regiment	1942-06-25					Leeming		10 Squadron Halifax II W1155 ZA-U crashed onto their search light battery	Killed		Son of John and Ada Owers, of West Pelton
6	Stewart	Donald Ross	Flight Sergeant	R/79018	Ripon Cemetery Section H Grave 381.	26 September 1921	Canadian	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	W1155	ZA-U	Leeming	Air test	The a/c was on an air test but stalled while turning on the final approach to land at RAF Leeming, it crashed near Leeming Bar at 1445 hours. The location given is some 500 yards short of main runway and near to Blow Houses, to the north of the airfield. The investigation suspected that cause of the accident was partly down to an elevator malfunction, blaming the possibility of the trimmer control wire connections being reversed. The a/c struck a tree and then crashed onto or very close to a search light battery and sadly two soldiers who were at their post were also killed. Their names were not recorded a basic police report. The occupant of the rear turret of the a/c escaped with his life possibly after the turret broke away in the crash. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Donald Howard Stewart and Marion Ross Stewart, of Westmount, Province of Quebec, Canada
7	Street	Douglas Alfred	Pilot Officer	J/9585			Canadian	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	W1155	ZA-U	Leeming	Air test	The a/c was on an air test but stalled while turning on the final approach to land at RAF Leeming, it crashed near Leeming Bar at 1445 hours. The location given is some 500 yards short of main runway and near to Blow Houses, to the north of the airfield. The investigation suspected that cause of the accident was partly down to an elevator malfunction, blaming the possibility of the trimmer control wire connections being reversed. The a/c struck a tree and then crashed onto or very close to a search light battery and sadly two soldiers who were at their post were also killed. Their names were not recorded a basic police report. The occupant of the rear turret of the a/c escaped with his life possibly after the turret broke away in the crash. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Injured -	Paradie Archive Database	Killed in action over Hamburg on 27 July 1942 with 405 Squadron.
8	Wiseman	William Joseph Walter	Sergeant	1375338	Ripon Cemetery Section H Grave 380.	1918		Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	W1155	ZA-U	Leeming	Air test	The a/c was on an air test but stalled while turning on the final approach to land at RAF Leeming, it crashed near Leeming Bar at 1445 hours The location given is some 500 yards short of main runway and near to Blow Houses, to the north of the airfield. The investigation suspected that cause of the accident was partly down to an elevator malfunction, blaming the possibility of the trimmer control wire connections being reversed. The a/c struck a tree and then crashed onto or very close to a search light battery and sadly two soldiers who were at their post were also killed. Their names were not recorded a basic police report. The occupant of the rear turret of the a/c escaped with his life possibly after the turret broke away in the crash. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed		Son of William Joseph Frederick and Daisy Mahala Wiseman, of Bromley, Kent

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