Lance Corporal Gary Reginald MANNING No. 24726133 47 Air Despatch Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps.
Died 27 May 1993 aged 23
He was part of a nine man crew on board Hercules XV193 and was en route from RAF Lyneham to RAF Kinloss when it crashed in Glen Loch in the Scottish Highlands 27 May 1993. All perished at the site.
The Hercules, normally based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, was one of three aircraft on a low-flying training exercise, heading to RAF Lossiemouth. Weather conditions were good when it crashed at 3.55pm. It was the first crash involving an RAF Hercules for almost 20 years.
The other crew were as follows -
Squadron Leader 4235483W Graeme Paul YOUNG, (Air Force Cross, RAF) aged 54.
At rest in Kingsdown Crematorium, Swindon
Squadron Leader Navigator 4231705X Stanley Duncan MUIR, RAF aged 49 from Midlothian. At rest in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Calne Road, Lyneham SN15 4PR
Flight Lieutenant 2628355J Graham Robert John SOUTHARD, RAF aged 33.
At rest in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Calne Road, Lyneham
Flight Lieutenant 8029461E Stephen Paul McNALLY, RAF aged 27.
At rest in Frankby Cemetery, Frankby Wirral Merseyside
Flying Officer 83042029 Jonathan Huw OWEN, RAF aged 23.
At rest in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Calne Road, Lyneham
Master Aircrew (M Acr) Warrant Officer T8013496 Terence John William GILMORE, RAF aged 39 RAF.
At rest in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Calne Road, Lyneham
Master aircrew (MAcr) is the warrant-officer rank held by aircrew in the Royal Air Force. It is equivalent to warrant officer in other trades, and is effectively the highest non-commissioned aircrew rank. It has a NATO rank code of OR-9.
Sergeant Air Loading Master A8286683 Craig Thomas HILLIARD , RAF aged 23 from Inverness, RAF .
At rest Drumtemple Cemetery, Inverness. He was from Inverness
Sergeant B8150836 Alan Keith KIN, RAF aged 32.
At rest in Kingsdown Crematorium, Swindon
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