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Gp.Capt Reginald Vere Massey Odbert
Royal Air Force 106 Sqdn.

(d.18th July 1943)
Group Capt Reginald Vere Massey Odbert was serving with 106 Squadron at the time of his death on 18th July 1943 in an accident on a gunnery training course. His Wellington III BK235 crashed 1 mile southeast of Appleby when it suffered a wing failure. The crew who died that day were:
Acting Sq.Ldr Philip Brandon-Trye, RAF (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
Group Capt Brian Everard Lowe, RAF (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
Wing Co Alister William Stewart Matheson, RAF (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
W/O John William Heard RAFVR (buried in Brigg Cemetery).
F/Sgt Daniel Breslin DFM, RAFVR (buried in Strabane Cemetery).
Group Capt Reginald Vere Massey Odbert, RAF (buried in Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery).

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