Blenheim L1252 (photo Jim Rutland).
On the 26th of October 1938 the crew of this aircraft were flying to Kingstown (Carlisle) from Catterick when they flew into bad weather and crashed
into high ground in bad visibility. The three crew were sadly killed. They were the squadron's first casulaties since converting to
Blenheims.
Pilot - P/O John O Sowerbutts RAF, aged 25. Buried Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Nav - AC1 William Ashbridge RAF, aged 21. Buried Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire.
W Op / AG - AC2 Horace Redfern RAF, aged 18. Buried Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire.
The three airmen were returned to Catterick and were buried alongside one another.
David Earl's book "Hell on High Ground 2" gives an excellent account of this incident.
I have yet to locate the crash site.