608 Squadron AM883 UL-N 16.11 1941
The aircraft was on patrol when it flew into high ground in bad weather. Crew: F/S Reginald Charles Wood,buried at Dyce old Cemetery. W/Operator/air gunner Robert John Neville, buried at Watling Street Cemetery, Dartling. F/S Leslie James Pain, buried at Wandsworth Cemetery. Sgt.P J Sheridan (Scottish) seriously injured.On a patrol from Stavanger to Kristiansand. At 2055 hours the aircraft was diverted to Kinloss. The aircraft crashed into a peat hag near top of the hill at 2235 hours. Most of the aircraft was buried at the site.
The wounded rear gunner Sgt.Sheridan, managed to walk down to a near by farm. Due to a broken jaw, he was not able to talk properly. Mistaken for being German he almost got shot. He died at age 60 in Scotland.
Below: Dyce old Cemetery where F/S Wood rest.
