Altrincham WW2 

Philip Ingleby

Rank:Flying OfficerNumber:137140
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:617 Sqn RAFVR
Name of Rgt or Ship:Bomber Command
Died:07/08/1944Age:23
Country of burial:U.K.Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Coningsby Cemetery
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Flying with 617 Sqn, they took off at 1059hrs from R.A.F. Woodhall Spa,
Lincolnshire, in a Mosquito Mk.VI, No. NT202 AJ-N for a training flight. 
They had completed three runs over the Wainfleet bombing range and at
11.12hrs whilst pulling up in a climbing turn to port the starboard engine
failed, followed immediately by structural failure of the starboard wing. 
Out of control, the Mosquito plunged into shallow water by the foreshore.  
The 2 crew were killed - the pilot F/O Duffy D.F.C. RCAF had just completed
his operational tour and is buried in Harrowgate (Stonefall) Cemetery.
Memorials found on:
Altrincham Grammar School
Manchester University
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