REASON FOR LOSS

This aircraft took off from its base at Finmere on a Training Flight, Exact details unknown, believed to have lost power on take-off and travelled some 5 miles south east of the airfield at tree top height, before crashing in fields near Steeple Claydon.

Burial Details:

Flying Officer John Ledgerwood. Oxford (Botley) Cemetery Plot I/2. Grave 70.
Son of James Francis and Constance Irene Ledgerwood, of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.

Pilot Officer Andrew Goodwin Olson. Oxford (Botley) Cemetery Plot I/2. Grave 71.
Son of Andrew and Selma Victoria Olson, of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Flight Sergeant Eric George Bailey. Oxford (Botley) Cemetery Plot I/2. Grave 72.
Son of William and Sarah Bailey, of Grafton, New South Wales; husband of Merlin Jean Bailey of Maclean, New South Wales, Australia.

Sergeant Michael Justin Tymms. Oxford (Botley) Cemetery Plot I/2. Grave 73.
Son of Dr. Albert Oscar Vincent Tymms and Henrietta Eyre Maunsell Tymms, of Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

See Memorials & Remembrance section regarding the emotional visit by Sgt. Bailey's daughter to the crash site in September 2008 -
arranged by the Aircrew Remembrance Society. Here.

On the 20th September 2008 a plaque was placed near to the crash site by the Aircrew Remembrance Society. Members present included David King, Alexander King and M. Brownless. The plaque was unveiled by the Daughter and Granddaughter of Sgt. Eric Bailey, taking place on the 65th anniversary of this 13 O.T.U. loss.

Page researched and constructed by David King 2008. Re constructed by Alexander King 2025.