William Battersby
Capt., Pilot, Died in Line of Duty 5/9/1944
William Battersby
Capt., Pilot, Died in Line of Duty 5/9/1944
Captain Battersby was Operations Officer of the 668th and flew on the mission of 9 May 44 to the Aershot Marshalling Yard in Belgium. Upon returning from the mission, he took a newly arrived A-20 up for a test flight. The plane, without warning, crashed and exploded on landing at Wethersfield killing Capt. Battersby and PFC Charles W. Coleman, a parachute rigger who had gone up with him for the test. Captain Battersby was described by his fellow airmen as "A proud parent, a superb pilot and an excellent officer."
"Goin' Home" courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Band