Hampden P4413 at Pocklington airfield.
On the 16th of September 1941 the crew of this aircraft were returning from Ops to Hamburg, the aircraft suffered an engine failure on the return leg and the crew were
diverted to land at Pocklington. At 03.20hrs the aircraft overshot on landing and finished up sat across the Barmby Moor to Pocklington road. The aircraft sustained serious
damage and was later written off as a result. The crew were also injured.
Pilot - P/O Loftus
Sgt Walley
Sgt Flowerday
P/O Ward
There is a possibility that the Sgt Flowerday named above was one Albert E Flowerday RAFVR (755477),
and awarded the DFC with 97 Squadron in November 1943. A number of 106 personnel were posted to 97 Squadron.
Nothing more is known of the other three airmen.