401122 - Unaccounted airmen - 22-11-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and/or what were the places of death registration for following airmen, both names not found in Flight archives:

AC2 Kenneth F. AIREY - 944787, and
AC2 Philip G. SPIERS - 640655.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Hart Trainer - K4939 - 1 FTS - crashed in forced landing 1 mile W of Amesbury, Wiltshire.
Oxford II - N6416 - 14 FTS - flew into ground Turweston, Buckinghamshire.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Amrit]

Both are reported as Died on Active Service

A

[davew]

At Grantham and Aylsbury, respectively.

DaveW

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Amrit and Dave.
Regards,
Henk.

[Martyn A Critchlow]

AC2 Kenneth F. AIREY - 944787
Killed in a motor accident.
Monday 25 November 1940, Nottingham Evening Post, Nottinghamshire, England

Martyn

[jonheyworth]

Kenneth Francis Airey 944787 , attached to 15 OTU was fatally injured in a road accident at Great Gonerby , 2 miles North of Grantham, when a car driven by 94479 AC Gunnery lost control and crashed. A female passenger was also killed

[jonheyworth]

Phillip George Spiers 640659 , attached to Number 3 MRS , was Dmitted to SSQ at RAF Cardington on 21 November. He became dangerously ill on 25 November and was transferred to RAF hospital, Halton, where he died of cerebrospinal meningitis