{"id":714,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2020-11-27T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T12:00:36","slug":"sober-benny","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/sober-benny\/","title":{"rendered":"Sober, Benny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Wireless Operator, 12 OTU
Service number 657878
Died 13 January 1943
Buried Edmonton Federation Jewish Cemetery, Middlesex
Age 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benny was born in 1920 in Edmonton, Middlesex to Polish born parents Harry and Fanny n\u00e9e Schonberg. Benny’s father worked as a barber and died in 1937. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benny was the wireless operator\/air gunner on Wellington X3338 which departed RAF Chipping Warden on a daylight training exercise. The aircraft crashed near Chipping Warden after an engine failure.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilot, S\/Ldr Douglas Montague Foreman DFC, killed
Pilot, Sgt Gordon Campain, killed
Nav, P\/O Dudley William Jepp, killed
Sgt B Sober, killed
W\/Op, Sgt William Hugh Nott, killed The rear gunner, Sgt J G Arnold, was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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