Blackburn B20 V8914 Crash 7th April 1940

**paulmcmillan** · 10th November 2021, 12:15

All

Trying to fully ID all crew I have

Pilot Flt Lt Henry Bailey (#24195) Killed (body recovered) Circa 1901/1902 - 1940
Pax

Ivan Mark Waller Parachuted survived (1906-1996)
Fred Weeks Parachuted survived (1914 - to 1977)

The 2 other crew I can't fully ID BMD..

Samuel McMillan (Missing) ? - 1940 Possibly 1909/1910
Duncan Roberts Killed (Missing) ? - 1940

Thanks Paul

**wwrsimon** · 10th November 2021, 12:36

Paul

From the Statutory Deaths Register on the Scotland's People website:

ROBERTSON Duncan McNaught
Aircraft Assembler - Charge Hand
Married
Died about 12.05 p.m. April 7th in that part of the sea known as the Firth of Clyde about 1.8 miles west of Cumbrae Lighthouse, county of Bute
Usual residence 23 Geils Avenue, Dumbarton
Male, aged 30
Son of Nathaniel Robertson (deceased) and Catherine Robertson, m.s. McNaught
Cause of death: through a seaplane on which he was flying a test flight falling into the sea, body not found, as per finding of Sheriff Substitute at Fatal Accident Inquiry

McMILLAM Samuel
Foreman Mecahnical Engineer
Married
Died about 12.05 p.m. April 7th in that part of the sea known as the Firth of Clyde about 1.8 miles west of Cumbrae Lighthouse, county of Bute
Usual residence 47 High Mains Avenue, Dumbarton
Male, aged 30
Son of Samuel Bell McMillan, insurance agent and Mary McMillan, m.s. McStay
Cause of death: through a seaplane on which he was flying a test flight falling into the sea, body not found, as per finding of Sheriff Substitute at Fatal Accident Inquiry

Regards

Simon

**paulmcmillan** · 10th November 2021, 17:21

Simon thanks for this - I wondered if their had been a mistake in names and this has been confirmed now thanks to you

This wrong info is on all sources on the crash online IT WAS RIGHT ON BBC antiques roadshow which covered this in April this year - alway good to double check sources !

Ps can you confirm McMillaM or McMillaN ?

Thanks again Paul

Note; BBC antiques roadshow has Robertson see (UK Only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...3-newby-hall-2

Circa 44 minutes in