Anthony Robert WARDELL
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- Anthony Robert WARDELL. Flying Officer 4038405 Royal Air Force. of Central Flying School, stationed at RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire. Born 17 January 1931 died 9 March 1955 aged 24. He was crew along with Flt Sgt David John Cooper flying in a Meteor T.7 WH200 over Broadwell Airfield when the aircraft went into a spin during an instructional sortie of asymmetric (Single engine) flying after the air brakes were left out. The plane spun into the ground killing both crew members.
At rest in St Peter Churchyard, Little Rissington, Gloucestershire.
