On 19th August 1943 this 18 O.T.U. aircraft was having it's engines run up on a dispersal point at Finningley airfield when a wireless mechanic unfortunately walked into a rotating propeller. He sadly died of the injuries he sustained soon after.

Wireless Mechanic - LAC Ronald Cox RAFVR (1542162), aged 35. Buried Newbold Churchyard, Derbyshire (A.Old, Row 32, Grave 3).

Aircraft crew - Names unknown.