LEST WE FORGET

Aircraft Accident (No. 454 Squadron Baltimore aircraft FW845), Italy, 10 February 1945

On 10 February 1945 No. 454 Squadron Baltimore FW845 crashed into a lake just after takeoff on a night circuit training flight. The pilot, Flying Officer John Charles Hobby (159407) (RAFVR), flying solo, was killed.

References:

Lax, M. R. (Mark Roger) Alamein to the Alps: 454 Squadron RAAF 1941-1945, M R Lax Wanniassa ACT 2903, 2006
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records

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