401023 - Unaccounted airmen - 23-10-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and/or what were the places of death registration for:

F/Lt (Pilot) Thomas M.B. NEWTON - 78557 - not found in Flight archives, and
P/O Frederick E. STRONGE - 79997 - killed on active service.

Proposed aircraft loss:

Anson I - N5245 - 6 AONS - hit balloon barrage Southampton.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Andy Ingham]

P/O Frederick E. STRONGE was 33 when he died. Death registered at Hendon.
F/Lt (Pilot) Thomas M.B. NEWTON was 44 when he died. Death registered at Ampthill.
Regards
Andy

[brian]

Hi Henk

For what it's worth, I have a note that one person was killed when the Anson collided with the balloon cable, but no actual name.

Cheers
Brian

[wwrsimon]

Hello

F/Lt (Pilot) Thomas M.B. NEWTON - 78557 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Cranfield Aerodrome, Buckinghamshire.

Regards

Simon

[dennis_burke]

For the record I suppose, AIr81 search shows
Sergeant J Krawczyk (Polish), Leading Aircraftman W C Clarke, Leading Aircraftman A E Day: injured; aircraft accident, Anson N5245, 6 Air Observer Navigation School, 23 October 1940

And T M B Newton is listed on CWGC burial return as being posted to 14 FTS