Request for assistance: How to interpret an RAF Accident Card (MFC77)?

JensPlahte said:

Hi all. I am a complete newbie to this forum. I hope it's okay that I ask for assistance in interpreting an RAF Accident Card (MFC77) that was kindly sent to me by the RAF Museum. I also hope it's okay to upload the card itself. I have the following details in place already:
ID: LN 531
Aircraft: Vickers Wellington
Unit: Royal Air Force No. 16 Operational Training Unit RAF
Crash date: 11. Dec. 1943
Crash site: Little Rollright, Oxfordshire

The entire crew perished. One of them was my grandfather's brother. Hence my interest in the subject matter.

I have found some information at:

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/246174

and

chippingnortonroyalbritishlegion.com

I am hoping that some additional information could be gathered from the card. I would be grateful for any assistance that may be provided by members of the forum.

Kind regards, Jens Plahte, Oslo, Norway

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A/C flew into ground at high speed - reason N/K [not known]
C of I [cause of incident] faulty descent thru cloud procedure by pilot
AOC & AOC in C [Air Officer Commanding and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief] concur

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16 Operational Training Unit RAF Upper Heyford, Wellington X aircraft LN 531 flew into high ground in extremely poor visibility conditions at Little Rollright near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Sergeant HO Mitchell (RCAF), Sergeant BN Redmond (RCAF), Sergeant J Foote (RCAF), FS E Leseberg (RAAF), Sergeant E Harris (RAFVR), Sergeant VM Plahte (RNAF) and Sergeant F Nichols (RAFVR) were all killed

Sergeant Mitchell was BROTHER to Sergeant James Walton Mitchell (RCAF), killed 1944-08-21 on 415 Sqn Halifax NA 609 QO-X, involved in a mid-air collision with 415 Sqn Halifax MZ 633 QO-B

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