Aircraft exploded while being loaded with bombs at RAF Manston, aged 23
Aircraftman 1st Class Ronald Charles Foster
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Corporal Ronald Alfred Clegg
Died of wounds sustained in a tank battle, aged 22
Sergeant Thomas William Chaston
Bomber crashed shortly after take-off, cause unknown, aged 21
Flight Sergeant Reginald Gilbert Bradley
Testing a bomber in high-altitude turbulence, aged 28
Able Seaman Archie Bennett
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