400801 - Unaccounted airman - 1-8-1940

[Andy Marden]

HEAD, Frederick Arthur Percy - Sgt - 902546 - RAFVR.
McDONOUGH, Brian Martin - P/O - 42137 - RAF.
These two airmen were crew of Wellington Ic - N2774 - 236 Sqn.

Alex,
This was Blenheim R2774. It needs linking in our database
Andy

[Andy Marden]

FRANCE
NOKES-COOPER, Benjamin - F/O - 77362 - RAFVR.
Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
DREW, Peter Edward - Sqn/Ldr - 26199 - RAF.
Biville Churchyard. Manche, France.
These two airmen were crew of Valentia- K3601 - 236 Sqn.

Alex,
This was Blenheim N3601.
Andy

[jonny]

Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 06 August 1940

"DEATHS.

AMENDED NOTICE

WILLIAMS — August 1, killed in accident, aged 25 years. Aircraftman THOMAS HENRY WILLIAMS, dearly-loved only son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph H. Williams, Lang Lea, Woodchurch Road, Prenton. Interment, Woodchurch Parish Church, tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 p.m."

Liverpool Evening Express - Friday 09 August 1940

"PRENTON AIRCRAFTMAN KILLED

A prominent member of the choir of Brunswick Methodist Church, Birkenhead, Aircraftman Thomas Henry Williams, of Lang Lea, Woodchurch-road Prenton, has been killed in a flying accident. His father, Mr. J. H. Williams, is organist at the church. Aircraftman Williams was an old boy of Birenhead Institute."

[Lyffe]

Being a little bit curious as to Williams being killed in an Avro 504N, essentially a WW1 aircraft, a little digging finds the incident has been covered previously by the forum. The following adds a little more to the story.

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...664#post108664

Brian