On 15th May 1943, Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed at Castledawson, Co. Londonderry killing all 5 crew members including Australian and New Zealander airmen.
Remembering the Fallen
James Beattie
Rifleman | 7010762
Rifleman James Beattie of Belfast was a former shipyard worker who died on 15th May 1940 while serving in Belgium with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.
Arthur Reginald Davis
Sergeant | 414730
Royal New Zealand Air Force Sergeant Arthur Reginald Davis died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed near Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.
Keith Thomas Devery
Sergeant | 416683
Royal New Zealand Air Force Sergeant Keith Thomas Devery died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed near Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.
Donald Murray Gibson
Flight Sergeant | 413982
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Donald Murray Gibson died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed at Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.
Charles Loxley Harris
Flight Sergeant | 411702
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Charles Loxley Harris died on 15th May 1943 when Bristol Beaufort EL131 crashed at Castledawson, Co. Londonderry.
William Wilson Kirby
Sergeant | 416768
Sergeant William Wilson Kirby (416768) served in the Royal Australian Air Force. For a time during World War Two he flew from a base in Northern Ireland.
Dennis Fiennes Wykeham-Martin DFC
Squadron Leader | 72587
Squadron Leader Dennis Feinnes Wykeham-Martin DFC died on 15th May 1943 following the crash of a Liberator near RAF Aldergrove, Co. Antrim the previous day.