420905 - Unaccounted airmen - 5-9-1942

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
Cpl Thomas A. WATTS - 1099956 - age 30.

B - Not found in Flight archives:
Sgt Frank S. SMITH - 920737 - age 29.

C - Proposed aircraft losses:
Spitfire I - X4685 - 52 OTU - crashed in forced landing Sports field adjacent to Aston Down.
Havoc I - AH489 - 530 Sqn - bellylanded Hunsdon.
Master II - AZ281 - 52 OTU - crashed (SOC 17-9-1942); NFD.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

HI Henk
Watts,30, registered in Cambridge
Smith,29, registered at Brighton,Sussex
Regards
Dick

[dennis_burke]

Theres a Sgt. F. S. Smith DOAS in the Dec 3rd 1942 magazine. Scanned as Sgt. F. 3. Smith.

I can't keep up with the postings Henk, haha.
I'll have to take a day out.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks again Dennis & Dick.
Dennis: will 'shift a lower gear' !
Regards,
Henk.

[Ross_McNeill]

Sgt Freel, an American hit the No.52 Master while flyling the No.52 Spitfire, dropping a Mae West with "wheels dont work, wireless dont work written on it over the dispersal.

Regards
Ross

[Henk Welting]

Ross,
Do you perhaps know the initial and/or servicenumber of the American FREEL
Regards,
Henk.

[JohnE]

Stephen Freel, O-885240. KIA with 2 FS/52 FG on December 6th 1942, Bone.
John

[Henk Welting]

Thanks John for info on FREEL. To complete the picture: FREEL was initially buried at Souk Ahras but later his remains repatriated to the state Massachusetts.
Regards,
Henk.

[Alex Smart]

Additional,

ELSEY, Sidney Charles - Lac - 411068 - RAF.
From Norwich.
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery.