470927 - Unaccounted Airmen - 27-09-1947

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

470927 - Unaccounted Airmen - 27-09-1947

From Henk's List -

UK
CROOK, Robert Harold George - Sgt - 642033 - RAF.
Totnes Cemetery, Devon.

From CWGC -

INDIA
MORTON, George John - Cpl - 1897863 - RAFVR.
Delhi War Cemetery, India.
BARARA, Under Singh - F/O - 3045 - RIAF - 7 Sqdn.
KEOUGH, Godfrey Winston - P/O - 3355 - RIAF - 12 Sqdn.
MALHOTRA, Prem Kishore - F/O - 1903 - RIAF - 12 Sqdn.
MAYADAS, Garish Chandra Francis - F/O - 2892 - RIAF - 12 Sqdn.
NADKARNI, Mufti - F/O - 2858 - RIAF.
RAO, Purshotam - F/O - 2007 - RIAF - 7 Sqdn.
RIKHY, Satindar Lal - Sqdn/Ldr - 1746 - RIAF - 12 Sqdn.
SANDHU, Randhir Singh - Sqdn/Ldr - 1636 - RIAF.
SINGH, Baldev - LAC - 14011 - RIAF.
SINGH, Bir Under Bear - F/O - 3047 - RIAF - 12 Sqdn.
SINGH, Jogindar - LAC - 31566 - RIAF.
STEPHENS, Eric Joseph - W/O - 13468 - RIAF - 12 Sqdn.
All twelve(12) Airmen listed above are remembered on the Delhi/Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials, India.
The aircraft involved was a C-47, serial number I could not find.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Hello

UK
CROOK, Robert Harold George - Sgt - 642033 - registered Totnes.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

George John Morton 1897863 , an acting Corporal Clerk GD, attached to RAF Agra, was killed in a flying accident at 08:00 Hours when Dakota IV BP904 VP904, crashed 290 degrees, 2 miles from Palam

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Jon

"George John Morton 1897863 , an acting Corporal Clerk GD, attached to RAF Agra, was killed in a flying accident at 08:00 Hours when Dakota IV BP904, crashed 290 degrees, 2 miles from Palam"

BP904 was a Spitfire IV and was lost on 23 Jan 1945 with No 73 OTU?

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Hi Jon

"George John Morton 1897863 , an acting Corporal Clerk GD, attached to RAF Agra, was killed in a flying accident at 08:00 Hours when Dakota IV BP904, crashed 290 degrees, 2 miles from Palam"

BP904 was a Spitfire IV and was lost on 23 Jan 1945 with No 73 OTU?

Malcolm

I totally agree. I’ve just regurgitated what’s down Malcolm. It seems to have been an RIAF aircraft

[Andy Marden]

I totally agree. I’ve just regurgitated what’s down Malcolm. It seems to have been an RIAF aircraft

The obvious candidate is VP904.

[jonheyworth]

The obvious candidate is VP904.

Top man typical clerk’s typo

[Jagan]

Top man typical clerk’s typo

You guys solved a mystery that has been outstanding for a while . I did not have a serial for this Dakota but VP904 is the right fit.


http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=VP904
14 fatalities on this one..