440813 - Unaccounted Airmen - 13-8-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440813 - Unaccounted Airmen - 13-8-1944

From Henk's List -

BANGLADESH
LOWE, Peter - LAC - 1122679 - RAFVR - Maynamati War Cemetery, Bangladesh.

ISRAEL
BALLARD, Briant Henry - Sgt - 1301974 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.

ITALY
SCHOFIELD, Eric - Sgt(Pilot) - 1523136 - RAFVR - Bari War Cemetery, Italy.
TY, Robert A - F/S(Pilot) - 591348 - RAF . (See NALTY Below).

SRI LANKA
SYKES, Kenneth M - AC1c - 13666540 - RAFVR - (See SYMON Below).

UK
ABBOTTS, Charles John - F/S(Pilot) - 1583824 - RAFVR - Burton-Upon-Trent Cemetery, Staffordshire.
ANDERSON, Frederick William - LAC - 1630329 - RAFVR - Fair Oak Cemetery, Hampshire.
HARLE, William George - Cpl - 861869 - RAF(Auxiliary Air Force) - Rownhams (St. John) Churchyard, Hampshire.
MACASKILL, Roderick - LAC - 1341464 - RAFVR - Sandwick Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

BANGLADESH
PERRY, Frederick John - LAC - 1249657 - RAFVR - Chittagong War cemetery, Bangladesh.

INDIA
BAKER, Reginald Jenkins - LAC - 1656332 - RAFVR - Ranchi War Cemetery, India.
COOK, Anthony john - Sgt (Radio Operator-air) - 1398726 - RAFVR - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.
DENTON, Arthur William - W/O (Pilot) - 655082 - RAF - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India. [ Liberator B.VI - EV851 - 1673 HCU ].
HORTON, Twrglyn Rhys - LAC - 1259193 - RAFVR - Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, India.
WILTON, Douglas William - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1501996 - RAFVR - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.

ITALY
NALTY, Robert Anthony - F/S(pilot) - 591348 - RAF - Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. ( See Ty above).

SRI LANKA
SYMON, Kenneth Munro - AC1c - 1366540 - RAFVR - Colombo (Liveramentu) Cemetery, Sri Lanka. ( See SYKES above ).

UK
GUIVER, Sydney Jack - P/O (Nav) - 174686 - RAFVR - Southend-On-Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery, Essex. [ Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
McCUDDEN, Robert - Sgt(WoP- Air) - 1822819 - RAFVR - Selkirk Cemetery, Selkirkshire. [ Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
OWEN, Norman - F/O (Pilot) - 162950 - D F C - RAF - Old Colwyn Church Cemetery, Denbighshire. [ Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
PAQUOT, Andre Marie Remy Gustave (Belgian) - P/O - 130385 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
REEVE, Frank Henry - Sgt - 520220 - RAF - Compton Greenfield (All Saints) Churchyard, Gloucestershire.
ROBERTS, Edward Mansell - Sgt (Pilot) - 1624053 - RAFVR - Buckley Nonconformist Cemetery, Flintshire. [ Wellington III - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
STAFFORD, Peter Robert - Sgt (A/G) - 1881894 - RAFVR - Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxfordshire. [ Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
THOMAS, William Marshall - Sgt (Nav) - 1652484 - RAFVR - Aberdare Cemetery, Glamorganshire. [ Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
WILSON, Leonard - Sgt(Air Bomber) - 1684528 - RAFVR - Alverthorpe (St. Paul) Churchyard, Yorkshire. [ Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

ISRAEL
BALLARD, Briant Henry - Sgt - possibly died from injuries sustained the previous day whilst flying in Wellington X, LN564 of No 76 OTU, which flew into the ground near Aqir following an engine failure on take off.

BANGLADESH
LOWE, Peter - LAC - Special Forces HQ.
PERRY, Frederick John - LAC - 28 Sqn.

INDIA
BAKER, Reginald Jenkins - LAC - 359 MU.
COOK, Anthony john - Sgt (Radio Operator-air) - probably killed whilst flying in Liberator VI, EV851 of No 1673 HCU, which lost height and crashed on take off from Kolar at night.
DENTON, Arthur William - W/O (Pilot) - probably killed whilst flying in Liberator VI, EV851 of No 1673 HCU, which lost height and crashed on take off from Kolar at night.
HORTON, Twrglyn Rhys - LAC - 874 AMES.
WILTON, Douglas William - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - probably killed whilst flying in Liberator VI, EV851 of No 1673 HCU, which lost height and crashed on take off from Kolar at night.

ITALY
NALTY, Robert Anthony - F/S(pilot) - 3 ADU.
SCHOFIELD, Eric - Sgt(Pilot) - 5 RFU.

SRI LANKA
SYKES, Kenneth M - AC1 - no K M Sykes on CWGC
SYMON, Kenneth Munro - AC1 - British MCRU

UK
ABBOTTS, Charles John - F/S(Pilot) - registered in Lichfield.
ANDERSON, Frederick William - LAC - registered in Winchster.
HARLE, William George - Cpl - possibly killed when Sunderland III, W6006? of No 4 (C) OTU caught fire and sank off Invergordon after hitting a beacon on landing at Alness.
MACASKILL, Roderick - LAC - see Harle.
GUIVER, Sydney Jack - P/O (Nav) - Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
McCUDDEN, Robert - Sgt(WoP- Air) - Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
OWEN, Norman - F/O (Pilot) - Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
PAQUOT, Andre Marie Remy Gustave (Belgian) - P/O - 84 OTU.
REEVE, Frank Henry - Sgt - killed when he was hit by a piece of a propeller blade which shattered when Spitfire IX, MK256 of No 485 Sqn tipped over during start up.
ROBERTS, Edward Mansell - Sgt (Pilot) - Wellington III - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
STAFFORD, Peter Robert - Sgt (A/G) - Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
THOMAS, William Marshall - Sgt (Nav) - Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].
WILSON, Leonard - Sgt(Air Bomber) - Wellington X - LN281 - 14 OTU ].

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

UK - PAQUOT (Belgian)

P/O A M R G PAQOUT was killed when No.84 GSU Typhoon IB EK243, stalled and dived into the sea at Studland Bay, Dorset, on 13-8-1944.

Col.

[Martyn A Critchlow]

MACASKILL, Roderick - LAC - 1341464 - Died at Arbroath Infirmary.
(Aberdeen Journal, 15 August 1944)

Shown as DOAS in Flight.

Martyn

[malcolmmacdonald]

Full name Roderick Jack Macaskill - he died of an illness contracted when serving in East Africa.

[cozzy711]

Cpl William George HARLE was not aboard W6006. According to this link
http://www.twinspires.org.uk/warreco...ge%20Harle.pdf
He was electrocuted whilst recovering a run away barrage balloon in Horton Kirby
The pilot who was killed aboard Sunderland W6006 of 4(C)OTU was Free French Second Master Pilot Raymond Ouvrard. He was instructing two student French pilots when the aircraft hit a beacon on alighting and broke up. SM/P Ouvrards flying log book is held by the PRO at Kew. He was very experienced pilot with the first entries dating to 1931. Unfortunately as you might expect it is all in French and contains nothing like the detail that an RAF log book would hold.

Chris

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

UK (1)

ABBOTTS, Charles John F/Sgt (pilot) 1583824 RAFVR

ABBOTTS, Sgt [sic] Charles John, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (1583824), Pilot, 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Wheaton Aston, Staffs, Flying Training Command, 13 August 1944, Killed Whilst Flying, Oxford II X7296, Stalled and crashed at Wells End farm near Barton-under-Needwood, 5 miles southwest of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs during a training flight. Age 20, Burton-upon-Trent. Staffs, Burton-upon-Trent Cemetery, Staffs.

See:
Failed To Return Airmen Died in the Second World War 1939-45 - The Roll of Honour of the British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Services (Part 2: A-B).
Hobson, Chris (compiler).
Uckfield:Naval & Military Press,2019.
p.6

and ...

13-Aug-44 X7296 Oxford - 21 PAFU - Wells End Farm, Barton.

The pilot was 'beating up' his girlfriend's home with complete disregard for the sortie he was supposed to be flying. He dived the aircraft at high speed but then attempted a sharp pull out which induced a high speed stall and the aircraft crashed.

Flight Sergeant Charles John ABBOTTS 20 +

See:
Clipped Wings (Volume Three) Commonwealth Air Training Plan Pre-Operational Training Aircraft Losses - UK, Rhodesia, India & Minor Territories: 1943 to VE-Day 1945.
Cummings,Colin (compiler/editor).
Yelvertoft:Nimbus Publishing,2018.
p.373.

Col.