At 14.20hrs on the 28th of May 1945 this aircraft took off its base at either Turweston or Silverstone (sources vary) for a training flight. Flying north they missed their turning point due to thick cloud and having flown on became lost. They reduced their height to try and locate their position but in doing so struck the ground on Bycliffe Moor, near Gill House about 2 miles east of Coniston in Upper Wharfedale. Sadly the crew were all killed instantly in the crash which occured at 15.50hrs. This incident is well documented on the internet and in other sources, I do not wish to copy these works.

Pilot - WO Edward C Cole RAFVR, aged 23, of Kingswood, Surrey. Buried Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery, Yorkshire (Sect H, Row K, Grave 10).

Nav - Sgt James Mann RAFVR, aged ?, Of ? Buried Bells Hill Burial ground, Hertfordshire.

BA - F/Sgt Arthur J Griffiths RAF (AAF), aged 32, of Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales. Buried Kimbolton Churchyard, Herefordshire.

W Op - Sgt John Duncan RAFVR, aged 21, of Edinburgh. Buried Piershill Cemetery, Edinburgh.

AG - Sgt Herbert H Rawnsley RAF (AAF), aged 25, of Whitecote, Leeds, Yorkshire. Buried Burmantofts Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire. Husband of Edith Rawnsley.

The pilots headstone at Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery.

My wife and I visited the crash site in April 2006.