Beck, Richard Colvin Seddon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Colvin Seddon |
Surname | Beck |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 24-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Catherine McCulloch Beck, of Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2701 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Finningley (Holy Trinity and St. Oswald) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402158 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Miscellaneous Information
There is some uncertainty about the exact circumstances surrounding the collision of these two aircraft due to inaccuracies in the accident report, not least of which was that the two aircraft were confused with one another. W/O Lutwyche's son David states that his father probably survived the crash but died of drowning. Much of the research into the actual circumstances was undertaken by Alan Plume- the son of Sgt Plume who was killed on board T2701 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1942 |
End Date | 24-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise over Theddlethorpe Bombing Range |
Reason for Loss | Returned early with technical problems and whilst in the circuit collided with a second 25 OTU aircraft (DV476) which had overshot the runway and unexpectedly climbed away again, both machines crashing in flames |