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| 410128 - Unaccounted airman - 28-1-1941 | What caused the death of and/or what was the place of death registration for:
Sgt (Pilot) Basil R. COOKE - 580014 - killed on active service.
Proposed aircraft loss:
Anson I - N4939 - 1 AONS - flew into high ground 1 mile N of Goat Fell, Arran.
Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk. ....Read More. | Henk Welting on 29th July 2008 04:45:19 |
| 410204 - Unaccounted airmen - 4-2-1941 | Thanks Dick. Added some info to his name on the 'unaccounted list' and also a note to Anson serial N4939 (28-1-1941).
Regards,
Henk. ....Read More. | Henk Welting on 3rd August 2008 11:30:11 |
| 410204 - Unaccounted airmen - 4-2-1941 | Hello Dennis & Col,
I had BELLRINGER (unknown source) on Anson N4939 of 1 AONS (Wigtown). Hit hill in bad visibility 28-1-1941 and crashed Am Binein 1 mile N of Goat Fell, Isle of Arran. Died 4-2-1941 of severely burns and shock in a hospital at Ayr/Heathfield.
Have one's doubts now reading that he is registered 'doas'.
Regards,
Henk. ....Read More. | Henk Welting on 19th June 2009 11:00:43 |
| Lost to the Isles - Accounts military aircraft losses around Scottish Isles 1914-41 | Thanks Denis/Pavel,
Only just found your posts on here. Yes! Denis, here`s you go:
CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Acknowledgements 4
Islands map 5
Bat in the Flow - No.38 ...........................................Orkney 8
Carrier pilot pioneer - Sopwith Pup N6452 .......... Orkney 10
The loss of the SSP airships.................................... Westray 16
Strutter in Scapa A5990............................................ Orkney 23
Camel at Clestrain N6636......................................... Orkney 25
A Ripon off Portree S1560 ....................................... Skye 29
Elsner`s Baffin K4075 ...............................................Lady Isle 33
First on British soil - Ju88 Pegal Burn.................. Hoy 37
London`s burning L7042 ..........................................Shetland 43
Over the sea to Skye - Oxford L9644.....................Skye 46
The Stronsay Skua L2946......................................... Stronsay 50
Out of fuel - Out of luck - Walrus L2296 ............... Foula 56
Test flight tragedy - Blackburn B-20 V8914..........Bute 64
The Sumburgh Gladiators ........................................Shetland 68
Magister mishap R1832............................................ Shetland 74
The Lismore Sunderland P9602................................Lismore 76
Not such a happy landing- Sunderland P9621........Colonsay 85
Stringbag in Quendale Bay L2794............................Shetland 97
Christmas Day raider - Ju88 at Sandwick..............Orkney 100
Weather Willie`s last flight He.111 2645...................Fair Isle 108
Epic salvage - Sunderland T9049............................ Unst 115
A bird with broken wings - Anson N4939...............Arran 121
Butt of Lewis Whitley T4276...................................... Lewis 126
Junkers off Westray Ju88 0683.................................Westray 131
The high Island Hudson N7310..................................Hoy 135
Lady Isle Beauforts L9814 & N1184..........................Lady Isle 143
A raider in the Voe - Bf 110-E-2 Wr.3774.................Shetland 147
Epic recovery of ....Read More. | highgroundsman on 10th January 2014 02:14:27 |
| 410128 - Unaccounted Airmen - 28-01-1941 | Hello,
410128 - Unaccounted Airmen - 28-01-1941
From Henk's List -
EGYPT
BEISER, Herbert (Israel) - AC2c - 774152 - RAFVR.
BURNS, Robert John Ernest - AC1c - 612798 - RAF.
HERRIOTT, Frederick William - AC1c - 756795 - RAFVR.
HOLMES, Claude Frank - AC2c - 928175 - RAFVR.
LEES, Douglas Hedley - AC2c - 1015482 - RAF.
LEVY-HAARSCHER, Abraham Leopold - AC2c - 775546 - RAFVR.
MITCHELL, Frederick Gordon - Lac - 744015 - RAFVR.
REYNOLDS, James - AC1c - 626937 - RAFVR.
SPITTLE, Arthur George - AC1c - 962728 - RAFVR.
STEVENS, Harold - Sgt - 355929 - RAF.
These ten airmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
They were all killed in an ammunition explosion at HQ No.202 Group at Sidi Mahmoud, near Tobruk.
See AIR 81/4952.
MALTA
CAMERON, Douglas Hunter - Sgt - 517813 - RAF.
MAY, Arthur Harry - Sgt - 365514 - RAF.
REAY, Thomas - Sgt - 751646 - RAFVR.
WARREN, Wilfred - Sgt - 349651 - RAF.
These four airmen rest at the Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
They were serving with 148 Sqdn and were all killed when two bombs fell making a direct hit's on their Sgts Block during an Air Raid.
SOUTH AFRICA
CLUBB, George Wallace - F/Sgt - 95631 - SAAF.
Thaba Tshwane (Old No.1)Military Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.
Aged 62 years. Death caused by Epithelioma of the Unirary Bladder and Rectal Abscesses.
UK
DITCH, Arthur Samuel - Sgt - 1377428 - RAFVR - 604 Sqdn.
Seaford Cemetery, Sussex.
Cause of death, acute Appendicitis.
Henk has/had this Airman's death as 28th January 1941.
CWGC has the death as 28th January, 1942.
So which is correct ?
ZIMBABWE
PEDLEY, Roy Charles - Sgt - 922076 - RAFVR
Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe.
Harvard - P5957 - 20 SFTS.
From CWGC -
AUSTRALIA
NEWMAN, John Ignatius - P/O - 819 - RAAF.
Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.
RAINBOW,James Manning - Sqdn/Ldr - RAAF.
SKILLMAN, Henry Theodore - F/O - 625 - RAAF.
SAWYER, Bailey Middlebrook - P/O - 1704 - RAAF (Passenger).
These three airmen commemorated on the New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Sydney, Australia.
TYSOE, Charles Richard - AC1c - 5922 - RAAF.
Geelong Western Public Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
The above five airmen were all Killed when Anson I - A4-5 crashed at Gelnbrook, N.S.W. on a medical flight.
UK
MILLAR,John Forest Morton - F/O - 42051 - RAF.
Edinburgh (Grange)Cemetery, Edinburgh.
Wellington Ic - R1164 - 20 OTU.
See AIR 81/4936.
PEARSON, Thomas Bell - Lac - 1006454 - RAFVR.
Edinburgh (Liberton)Cemetery, Edinburgh.
PRATT, George Freeman - Lac - 1002544 - RAFVR.
Waverton (St.Peter) Churchyard, Cheshire.
COOKE, Basil Roper - Sgt - 580014 - RAF.
Monkton and Prestwick Cemetery, Ayrshire.
These three airmen were crew of Anson I - N4939 - 1 AoNS.
See AIR 81/4948.
Alex ....Read More. | Alex Smart on 7th January 2023 01:21:50 |
| 410128 - Unaccounted Airmen - 28-01-1941 | [QUOTE=Alex Smart;180095]
PEARSON, Thomas Bell - Lac - 1006454 - RAFVR.
Edinburgh (Liberton)Cemetery, Edinburgh.
PRATT, George Freeman - Lac - 1002544 - RAFVR.
Waverton (St.Peter) Churchyard, Cheshire.
COOKE, Basil Roper - Sgt - 580014 - RAF.
Monkton and Prestwick Cemetery, Ayrshire.
These three airmen were crew of Anson I - N4929 - 1 AoNS.
See AIR 81/4948.
Alex[/QUOTE]
Alex,
N4929 survived to be SOC in January 1945, so this is another error in a file.
The aircraft involved was N4939. Database amended:
[URL]http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N4939[/URL]
Andy ....Read More. | Andy Marden on 7th January 2023 01:08:34 |
| 410204 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04 - 02 - 1941 | Hello,
410204 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04 - 02 - 1941
From Henk's List -
SUDAN
THWAYTES, Harry - AC2c - 1069816 - RAFVR- 25 IAMES
Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan.
Death cause, Dystentry.
UK
COPPINS, Albert Edward - Lac - 1209016 - RAFVR.
Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery, Essex.
Age 63 yes.
Cause of death ?
CWGC documents however show year of death to be both 1941 and 1942 ?
ORBELL, Eric Sydney - AC1c - 1352331 - RAFVR.
Chorleywood (Christ Church) Churchyard, Hertfordshire.
Died from wounds received during an Air Raid.
ROWE, Norman Edward - Cpl - 905205 - RAFVR. Greenstead (St.Andrew)Churchyard, Essex.
Killed in an Air Raid.
SHARP, Peter - Sgt - 156091 - RAF - 16 MU.
North Hykeham (All Saints) Churchyard Extension, Lincolnshire.
Cause of death, Peritonitis.
SHAW, Frank Gordon Percy - Sgt - 904873 - RAFVR. - C F S.
Henley-on-Thames (Fairmile) Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
Oxford II - P1081 - CFS.
See AIR 81/4995.
VARLEY, John Yates(American) - AC2c - 1061417 - RAFVR.
Tunstall (St.John the Baptist) Churchyard, Lancashire.
Died of a heart condition at North Erin Infirmary.
From CWGC -
CANADA
ARTHUR, Colin Tolhurst - Lac - 407110 - RAAF.
ROSS, Claude Murray - Lac - 400156 - RAAF.
These two airmen are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada.
They were crew of Harvard- 2704 - 1 SFTS.
EGYPT
BIRKUTT, Gerald - Cpl - 520530 - RAF. - 202 Group.
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Died in No.64 General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, of injuries received in an accidental explosion of an aircraft bomb .
SOUTH AFRICA
CLOKIE, Clifford - Pupil Pilot - 103534 - SAAF.
Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
WILSON - JONES, Leslie Clifford - Lt - 47422 - SAAF.
Pretoria (Rebecca Street) Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.
These two airmen were crew of Tiger Moth- 505 - 2 A S.
UK
BLENCOE, John Kenneth - Sgt - 944792 - RAFVR.
Hull Eastern Cemetery, Yorkshire.
MORRIS, Edward George - Sgt - 902415 - RAFVR.
Plymouth (Efford)Cemetery, Devon.
SUMMERSGILL, Stanley - Sgt - 759004 - RAFVR.
Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Moray.
WALKER, Daniel Munro - Sgt - 40668 - RNZAF.
Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Moray.
Wellington Ic - R1367 - 20 OTU.
See AIR 81/4994.
HUNTER, Thomas Seymour Henley - Sgt - 755013 - RAFVR.
LITTLE, Geoffrey John - Sgt - 654626 - RAF.
PLAYER, Robert - Ssgt - 745848 - RAFVR.
PRINGLE, James - Sgt - 746741 - RAFVR.
ROWELL, Norman - Sgt - 755292 - RAFVR.
TODD, Arthur Landon Thomas - P/O - 79558 - RAFVR.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Wellington Ic - R1385 - 3Grp TTU.
CLAUSEN, Basil Ivan - P/O - 40754 - RNZAF.
Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Moray.
CRAIGMILE, Harry George - P/O - 87648 - RAFVR.
Aberdeen (Grove) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire.
GIBSON, Andrew Hamilton Clark - P/O - 82982 - RAFVR.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
OATES, Robert - Sgt - 745949 - RAFVR.
Manchester Sou ....Read More. | Alex Smart on 27th January 2023 07:42:02 |
