| 400912 - Unaccounted airmen - 12-9-1940 | Hello,
400912 - Unaccounted Airmen - 12-09-1940
From Henk's List -
IRAQ
LOVEMORE, Robert St.Cyprian Nutcombe(SouthAfrican) - Lac - 774054 - RAFVR.
WEBLEY, Roy Rodney ( SouthernRhodesian) - Lac - 779040 - RAFVR.
These two airmen rest at Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq.
They were crew(?) of Audax I - K7523 - 4 EFTS.
UK
DREWRY, John Richard - P/O - 77202 - RAF - 144 Sqn.
Rothley Cemetery, Leicestershire.
Died as a result of a car accident.
KINGDOM, Henry Norman - AC1c - 631666 - RAF.
Wyton (St.Margaret and All Saints) Churchyard, Huntingdonshire.
Whitley V - P4997 - 10 OTU.
TAYLOR, Harry Edward - Lac - 947642 - RAFVR.
Cardiff (Llandaff) Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Blackburn D2 - G-ACER.
From CWGC -
ETHIOPIA
ADAMS, Edward Charles - Air Sgt - 48018 - SAAF.
ARMSTRONG, Edward George - Lt - 102765 - SAAF.
These two airmen rest at Addis Ababa War Cemetery, Ethiopia.
They were crew of Battle I - 911 - 11 Sqn SAAF.
SINGAPORE
HASHIM, Othman Bin Muhammad - AC2c - 785703 - RAFVR.
Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
Cause of death ?
UK
JOORIS, Raymond Albert - Sgt - 754758 - RAFVR.
Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon.
LONG, Harold Edward Minifie - Sgt - 906098 - RAFVR.
Uphill (St.Nicholas Old Church) Churchyard, Somerset.
MITCHELL, Leslie George - Sgt - 751395 - RAFVR.
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
These three airmen were crew of Battle I - N2148 - 12 OTU.
HEPEL, Albert Edmund - Sgt - 754407 - RAFVR.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery, Northumberland.
HILTON, William Denys - Sgt - 754206 - RAFVR.
Darlington West Cemetery, Durham.
These two airmen were crew of Master I - N7879 - 8SFTS.
ROBINSON, Kenneth - Sgt - 758131 - RAFVR.
Jarrow Cemetery, Durham.
Master I - N7819 - 8 SFTS.
BENSTED, Philip Sidney - P/O - 84919 - RAFVR.
GODDARD, Joseph - Sgt - 626017 - RAF.
RICHARDS, Ernest - Lac - 611580 - RAF.
STEEL, Harry - P/O - 82173 - RAFVR.
WILLCOX, Anthony O'Neill - P/O - 74696 - RAFVR.
These five airmen are all remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
They were crew of Anson I - K6262 - SoAN.
Alex ....Read More. | Alex Smart on 25th February 2022 07:50:33 |
| OTU 10 - Whitley P4997 - Accident 12 September 1940 | Hi
Still trying to understand the service of my grandfather.
D M CLARK
RAF # 911391 (1940-1943) or 148038 (After 1943)
Found this in the database
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[TD]Whitley V [URL="http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P4997"]P4997[/URL][/TD]
[TD]Aircraftman H N Kingdom: killed; Flight Sergeant L F East, Sergeant Steel, Sergeant H J Dowling, Sergeant L G Smith, Sergeant D H Gilbert, Aircraftman D M Clark, Sergeant E A Hodges: uninjured; aircraft accident, RAF St Neots, Whitley [URL="http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P4997"]P4997[/URL], 10 Operational Training Unit, 12 September 1940.
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Now according to my grandfathers service records he was at that time at OTU 10. I found a Air1180 records for that aircraft.
[url]https://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-1180/Whitley/1940/Jan-Sept/0.html[/url]
But OTU 10 ORB didnt show this aircraft, so I am assuming it was a training accident not an operation. Where would I find out info for training accidents? Anyone have any info or images on this event.
Thank you in advance
Tony ....Read More. | tcsplinters on 10th January 2023 10:45:35 |
