Moore, W A (William Arthur)
Moore, W A (William Arthur)
Aircraftman 1st Class, William Arthur Moore was the son of William and Charlotte Moore, of Ardwick, Manchester.
On the 15th of Feb 1943, William was flying in a Miles M.25 Martinet I[1] Target Tug, HP133 along with Aircraftman 1st Class, Warrant Officer Arnold Card[2] of the Royal Air Force, in bad weather.
Unfortunately for the two men, the pilot had misjudged their position on the map, and they flew directly into a hill about 7 miles east of a village called Cranagh in County Tyrone. The plane instantly burst into flames. Two badly charred bodies were later recovered.
A few days later both men were laid to rest in Faughanvale (Saint Canice) Churchyard with full military honours.
Date of Death: 15/03/1943 (Aged 22)
Service: Aircraftman 1st Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 131 Operational Training Unit.
Service Number: 1110064
Burial Location: Faughanvale (Saint Canice) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Grave 6.
[1] The Miles M.25 Martinet I was first flown on the 24th of April 1942 and went out of production in 1945. It was a two-seater plane used as a Target Tug. It would basically fly an unmanned drone behind it for training ground gunners to fire live ammunition at. Less than 2000 were built.
[2] Warrant Officer Arnold Card is also buried in this cemetery.
