Oxford W6648 11 [P]AFU , RAF Shawbury ,29th of December 1943 Pilot Officer Gerald Obenauf Dawson

A quick trip out to find a few local sites with Tricia .

Oxford W6648 11 [P]AFU took off from RAF Shawbury on the morning of the 29th of December 1943 for a training flight to the west of the Wrekin the young Pilot Officer Gerald Obenauf Dawson was to practice climbing turns , stalls and single engine flying , at about 10.45 am the Oxford was over Cressage, Shropshire and was seen to be slowing into a stall but sadly the young pilot misjudged the height available as the plane dropped out of the stall into a spin the pilot tried to recover but with no time left the plane crashed on the slopes of Harnage woods killing P/o Dawson .

In the wood today all that shows is a break in the trees and disturbed growth on the slope as the woods are private I only took photos and left

P/o Dawson is buried at Blancon Cemetery Chester .