450305 - Unaccounted Airmen - 05-03-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450305 - Unaccounted Airmen - 05-03-1945

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
BUCHANAN, John Archibald - Sgt(Pilot) - 1584503 - RAFVR - Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt.

UK
CRACK, Roy William - W/)O(Nav/Bomber) - 1394222 - RAFVR - City of London Cemetery & Crematorium, Manor Park, Essex.
GRIMWOOD, George Harold David - LAC - 1201760 - RAFVR - Great Hockham (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Norfolk.
LISNER, Leonard - W/O (Pilot) - 1314716 - RAFVR - Bristol Jewish Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
RATCLIFFE, William Gordon - Sgt - 2222927 - RAF - Anderton (St. Joseph) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Lancashire.DoI - [ Lancaster I - PD431 - 1653 HCU ].
TASKER, John - AC2c - 1878770 - RAFVR - Leeds (Whitkirk) Cemetery, Yorkshire - [ See 5th May 1945 ].

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

UK
BLIGH, Arthur - Sgt (Nav) - 1523986 - RAFVR - Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. [ Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
EWIN, Edward Henry - F/O (A/G) - 154904 - RAFVR - Selby Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
HOOPER, Joseph - F/O (Nav) - 157579 - RAFVR - Selby Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
MOORE, Peter Edward William - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1898052 - RAFVR - Worting (St. Thomas Of Canterbury) Churchyard, Hampshire. [ Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
MOWBRAY, William George - Sgt (WoP-A/G) - 1685751 - RAFVR - Carlisle (Upperby) Cemetery, Cumberland. [ Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
PAGE, Richard Henry - Sgt (Air Bomber) - 1602672 - RAFVR - Eastleigh Cemetery, Hampshire. [ Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
WALLER, Walter dennis - F/O (A/G) - 154752 - RAFVR - Sketty (Bethel) Welsh Congregational Chapelyard, Glamorganshire. [ Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
WARD, Frederick William - Sgt (WoP-Air) - 1866600 - RAFVR - Lawford (St. Mary) Churchyard, Essex. [ Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
WARMAN, Herbert Albert - Sgt (A/G) - 1883315 - RAFVR - Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. [ Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].

Alex

[alieneyes]

LISNER, Leonard - W/O (Pilot) - 1314716 - RAFVR - Bristol Jewish Cemetery, Gloucestershire.

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=71719



Type: de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk II
Owner/operator: 8 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: DZ588
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: field at Little Treffgarne Pembs. Wales - United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature: Training
Departure airport: RAF Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
DZ588 - Spun into ground Little Treffgarne Pembs. Black smoke was seen pouring from one engine, and shortly after the aircraft banked and dived into a field at Little Treffgarne. 5.3.1945
Crew:
W/O (1314716) Leonard LISNER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
nav. ?????

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
BUCHANAN, John Archibald - Sgt(Pilot) - killed whilst flying in Spitfire VC, JK260 of No 71 OTU, which crashed at Fayid.

UK
CRACK, Roy William - W/)O(Nav/Bomber) - probably with Lisner
GRIMWOOD, George Harold David - LAC - not Eng/Wales.
LISNER, Leonard - W/O (Pilot) - see post #2
RATCLIFFE, William Gordon - Sgt - Lancaster I - PD431 - 1653 HCU ].
TASKER, John - AC2 - registered in Leeds 1st Quarter
BLIGH, Arthur - Sgt (Nav) - Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
EWIN, Edward Henry - F/O (A/G) - Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
HOOPER, Joseph - F/O (Nav) - Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
MOORE, Peter Edward William - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
MOWBRAY, William George - Sgt (WoP-A/G) - Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
PAGE, Richard Henry - Sgt (Air Bomber) - Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
WALLER, Walter dennis - F/O (A/G) - Halifax III - LL544 - 1658 HCU ].
WARD, Frederick William - Sgt (WoP-Air) - Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ].
WARMAN, Herbert Albert - Sgt (A/G) - Lancaster I - PD437 - 1662 HCU ]

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

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Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

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[jonheyworth]

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[jonheyworth]

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[jonheyworth]

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