420622 - Unaccounted airmen - 22-6-1942

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
AC1 George BATE - 1682921, and
Cpl Joseph A. - SPENCE - 561848.

B - Not found in Flight archives:
LAC John WASHINGTON - 1030618.

Proposed aircraft losses:
Blenheim I - L6758 - 51 OTU - crashed on take-off Anglers Rest, 1 mile N of Bedford.
Spitfire IIA - P7433 - 58 OTU - crashed in forced landing Aberuthven, 2 miles NE of Auchterarder, Perthsire.
Typhoon I - R7590 - 8 MU - crashed on landing Little Rissington.
Master II - DK985 - RAFC - crashed on approach Barkston LG.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
A George Bate 19, is registered at Bridgenorth, Shropshire 3rd Qtr 0f 1942
Spence, 27, registered at Ryedale N Yorkshire
Washington, didn't show up
Warner reports only injury to P/O W Gray, solo pilot on L6758
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

As ever Dick, thanks for prompt reply.
Regards,
Henk.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

Typhoon I R7590 - 8MU - crashed on approach Little Rissington.

Date: 22 June 1942
Unit: 8MU
Aircraft: (Typhoon I) R7590
Pilot: S/C M V S Boucher
Circumstances: Damaged/Destroyed in landing accident Little Rissington

See:
The Typhoon & Tempest Story
Thomas,C & C Shores
London:Arms & Armour Press,1988
p.195

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Col for info on Typhoon R7590 and it's surviving pilot Sgt-Chef BOUCHER (Free French).
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

No sign of Washington in Scotland or elsewhere. One to check for Northern Ireland if I ever can.

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk

Master II - DK985 Form 1180

F/Sgt R H Allignol 30675 (French) sole occupant - killed.

Regards
Ross

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Ross. Again one off the list. Raymond Henri ALLIGNOL - aged 31 - buried Plot 29, Row C, Grave 19 of the Brookwood Mil. Cem., Surrey.
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

John Washington actually died in 1944 per the scanned Grave Registration Refort form on CWGC.

And the death register index seems to confirm that
Deaths Jun 1944 (>99%)
Washington John 31 Newmarket 4a 981

i'll notify the CWGC and index the 440622 unaccounted page.