Scull,+Albert+Edgar

Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Service No: 114052. Unit Text: 48 Sqdn. Age: 24 Died 14th April 1942. Son of Norman and Mercy Scull, of Haworth, Keighley. KEIGHLEY (HAWORTH) CEMETERY, Sec. A. Grave 119.
 * Albert Edgar Scull**

Aircraft Type: Hudson Serial number: AM 730 Radio call sign: Unit: ATTD 48 SQN RAF
 * AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 163/177/246 Commonwealth War Graves records**


 * Summary:**

Hudson AN730 took off from RAF Wick on 14th April 1942 at 0235 hours, and crashed immediately after take off. The aircraft appeared to climb away after take off very steeply, stalled and crashed hitting the ground at right angles to the direction of take off. The right wing struck the ground first. All the crew were killed. Standard runway lighting was in use, but no floodlighting. The weather at the time was fine.

RAF Flt Lt Arkell, D R Captain (Pilot) RAAF 405164 Sgt C Weston,. (Observer) RAF PO Scull, A E (Wireless Air Gunner) RAF Sgt K F Wale, (Wireless Air Gunner)
 * Crew:**

Flt Lt Arkell was cremated at the Cheltenham Crematorium, Gloucestershire, UK. Sgt Weston is buried in the Wick Cemetery, Caithness-Shire, Scotland. PO Scull is buried in the Keighley (Haworth) Cemetery, Yorkshire, UK. Sgt Wale is buried in the Hove New Cemetery, Sussex, UK.