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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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Bomber Command Crest
11.10.1941 No. 11 OTU Wellington Ic T2556 K Sgt. McGill-Nutt

Operation: Training

Date: 15th October 1941 (Wednesday)

Unit: No. 11 Operational Training Unit. 6 Group

Type: Wellington Ic

Serial: T2556

Code: 'K'

Base: RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

Location: At airfield

Pilot: Sgt. Gordon James McGill-Nutt 391665 RNZAF Age 20. Killed

Pilot 2: Sgt. John Greener Nubley 1375467 RAFVR Age 26. Killed

W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. John Arthur Taylor 1355410 RAFVR Age 25. Killed

Air/Gnr: Sgt. E.P. Smith RAFVR Survived - injured

REASON FOR LOSS:

Weather conditions during the day were poor which prevented flying. During early evening the crew took off on a night flying practice exercise.

The aircraft overshot the runway, stalled and then crashed - immediately the aircraft caught fire. Amazing that the rear gunner survived with only slight injuries. We have no information as to if he survived the war or not.

Burial details:

Sgt. Gordon James McGill-Nutt. Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery. Row CC. Grave 7. Born on the 17th October 1920 at Marton, the son of Mr. John Charles and Louise Margaret McGill-Nutt (née Donnelly), of Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to service worked as a photographer for A.W. Blake of Wellington. 159 flying hours logged - 86 solo with 2 on the Wellington.

Sgt. John Greener Nubley. Benwell Churchyard (St. James). Sec. F. Grave 37. Son of George Renshaw Nubley and Eliza Jane Nubley, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Grave inscription: "Time May Pass And Fade Away But Memories Of You Will Always Stay".

Sgt. John Arthur Taylor. City Of London Cemetery And Crematorium, Manor Park. Square 240. Grave 109839. Son of Arthur Samuel and Beatrice Ada Taylor, of Leytonstone, England.

Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot with thanks to the research by Errol Martyn and his publications: “For Your Tomorrow Vols. 1-3”, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Weekly News of New Zealand, other sources as quoted below:

KTY 22.08.2019

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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and Captain François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Andrew Mielnik: Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Polish graves: https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/, PoW Museum Żagań, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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