420212 - Unaccounted airmen - 12-2-1942

**Henk Welting** · 8th April 2009, 15:17

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Not found Flight archives:
F/Lt Percy T. CARDEN - MC - 72623 - age 57;
AC2 Leslie E. GRAVETT - 1474544;
Sgt (WOp/Obs) Keith B. JONES - 1129687;
P/O (Pilot) Charles D.F. KAYE - 110881, and
AC1 Frederick G. KNIGHT - 1184262 - age 29.

B - Died on active service:
LAC Leslie COOK - 1260328;
AC2 Robert P. MARRIOTT - 1143666 - 405 Sqn (Pocklington, Yorkshire), and
AC1 Gerald H. WESTON - 1444436 - 65 Sqn (Debden, Essex).

C - Killed on active service:
Sgt (Pilot) John CORRIE - 1027530;
LAC (Pilot u/t) Leigh B.S. FALKINER - 1384158;
F/O (Pilot) George E. FLETCHER - 77932, and
LAC (Pilot u/t) Clifford Q.F. HARTLEY - 1220622.

D - Died of wounds or injuries received on active service:
AC2 Denis W. OTTER - 1577520, and
LAC (Pilot u/t) John P. SINGLETON - 1030980.

E - Proposed aircraft serials lost this day:
Blenheim IV - V5806 - 51 OTU - dived into ground at night Lotting Fen, Ramsey St.Mary's, Huntingdonshire.
Hotspur Glider - K8309 - RAE - crashed in forced landing Yateley Common, Hampshire.
Master III - W8642 - 59 OTU - flew into ground Newton Farm, near Kirkpatrick, Dumfries.
Oxford II - V3527 - 6 FTS - spun into ground Windrush.
Boston I - AE457 - 51 OTU - crashed on take-off at night Marston Park Farm, Cranfield.
Master II - DK867 - 17 (P)AFU - crashed on landing Watton.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Amrit** · 8th April 2009, 15:45

RE: Carden
RAF Station Hospital, Kirkham, Lancs
http://www.tolliss.com/gedview/individual.php?pid=I9531&ged=Tolliss.ged

But can't find him in Flight or The Times

A

**Henk Welting** · 8th April 2009, 15:58

Thanks Amrit. Assume died of sicknes/illnes, no more info needed.
Regards,
Henk.

**Dick** · 8th April 2009, 18:07

Hi Henk
Gravett,19, registered at Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Jones,21, is in Warner as killed on Blenheim V5806 ,registered at Huntingdon
Fletcher,28, registered at Huntingdon,and also in Warner killed on V5806
Kaye, 20, registered at Ampthill, Bedfordshire which is the right area for Cranfield and AE451
Knight,29,registered at Doncaster, Yorkshire
Cook,31, registered at Stroud, Gloucestershire
Marriott,20, registered at York, Yorkshire
Weston,20, registered at Romford,Essex
Both Corrie,37, and Hartley,25 registered at Cirencester. The area covers Windrush and V3527
Faulkener,20, registered at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
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Otter,18, registered at Newton Abbott, Devon
Singleton,21, registered at North Cotswold, Gloucestershire
Regards
Dick

**Mackz** · 8th April 2009, 19:29

51 OTU ORB : Cranfield
12/2/42 Boston AE457 crashed at Manston (Marston?) Farm, Cranfield. P/O C D F Kaye killed.
ARP : Lidlington. Havoc. North Common Farm. 1d. (map ref. 96_40_)
Other Sources : County Records Office database 1/6/00 - Kingswood

Regards - Colin

**dennis_burke** · 8th April 2009, 20:07

Flt Lt P T Carden is DOAS Flight May 28th 42. Name is scanned as P. T. Garden,

AC L E Gravett is DOAS Flight March 26th 1942 named scanned as A/C.2 L. E. Grpvett: Serch for "vett" only.

Sgt. K B Jones is KOAS Flight May 14th 1942, name scanned as Sgt K. B. Jo res Searched for "K. B."

P/O C D F Kaye is KOAS Flight March 19th 1942, named scanned as P/O. C. D. F. Kave, searched for C. D. F.

F G Knight is DOAS Flight April 9th 1942, named scanned as A/C.l F . G. Knight;

**Henk Welting** · 9th April 2009, 10:14

Thanks all for this excellent info; I know what I've to do today !
Best regards,
Henk.

**Rich Allenby** · 29th April 2010, 20:24

Henk, one to clear for you.

AC2 Marriott was clearing snow at Pocklington airfield on 11th Feb 1942, he walked into a rotating propeller and sustained serious injuries. He was taken to York Military Hospital in Fulford where he died the following day.

Source, Mike Usherwood - Pocklington War Diary.

regards Rich Allenby