460318 - Unaccounted Airmen - 18-03-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460318 - Unaccounted Airmen - 18-03-1946

From Henk's List -

UK
SHINGLETON, Anthony David - LAC - 1174282 - RAFVR - Laughton Cemetery, Essex.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

CHINA
AITKEN, George - LAC - 1373023 - RAFVR - Sai Wan War Cemetery, China( including Hong Kong ).

INDIA
BARBER, Elliott Frederick - F/O - 157252 - RAFVR - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.

JAPAN
PILKINGTON, Alan George - F/O - 406042 - RAAF - Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.
SHORT, Murray Geoffrey - F/O - 47460 - RAAF - Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.

MALAYSIA
ALLAN, John Gibson - F/O - 407213 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.
NATTRASS, James William - F/O - 442477 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.
SAYWELL, George William - F/Lt - 414962 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.

PAKISTAN
TURPIN, Eric Bertram - LAC - 1876222 - RAFVR - 659 Sqdn - Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan [ Auster V - TJ600 - 659 Sqdn ].
The second casualty was Captain John KILGOUR of the Royal Artillery.

UK
BLAIKLEY, Anthony Frederick Barnard - Sgt(Nav) - 1812758 - RAFVR - Burwash ( St. Bartholomew ) Churchyard, Sussex.
BONE, Anthony - Sgt(A/G) - 1893897 - RAFVR - Whitchurch (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Devon.
DEXTER, Frank Keighley - F/Sgt - 1588838 - RAFVR - Burnley Cemetery, Lancashire.
NUTTING, Reginald Thomas - W/O(Pilot) - 1392418 - RAFVR - Chingford Mount Cemetery, Essex.
ROSSITER, Alexander John - F/Sgt(Nav) - 1850694 - RAFVR - Shepton Mallet Burial Ground, Somerset.
THOMAS, Alfred Albert Willis - F/Sgt(WoP-A/G) - 1818932 - RAFVR - Halesowen (St. John the Baptist ) Churchyard, Worcestershire.
VALLER, Thomas Edward - Sgt(A/G) - 3051950 - RAFVR - St. Helier ( Mont- A- L'Abbe ) New Cemetery, Jersey.
The seven airmen listed above were crew of Lancaster B.1 - NG437 - 1653 CU.

Alex

[CZ_RAF]

Hi all,


MALAYSIA
NATTRASS, James William - F/O - 442477 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.
SAYWELL, George William - F/Lt - 414962 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.

de Havilland Mosquito FB.40 A52-147
for more deatils see http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a52.htm

Pavel

[CZ_RAF]

JAPAN
PILKINGTON, Alan George - F/O - 406042 - RAAF - Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.
SHORT, Murray Geoffrey - F/O - 47460 - RAAF - Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.

MALAYSIA
ALLAN, John Gibson - F/O - 407213 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.

According to http://mick_quinn.tripod.com/id64.html 3 Mustangs & Mosquito mentioned above went missing.

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a68c.htm shows those three serials but without pilot's name:

A68-718 P-51D-25-NT 124-44273 44-84417 Received 6 AD ex USA on 27/07/45.
Issued 82 Sqn 17/09/45.
Aircraft missing during Ferry Flight Naha-Okinawa on 18/03/46.
Written off.

A68-770 P-51D-25-NT 124-44359 44-84503 Received 6 AD ex USA on 11/08/45.
Issued 82 Sqn 21/09/45.
Served at Labuan with 82 Sqn.
On 18/03/46 missing while being ferried from Okinawa to Japan.
Crash located near Shikoku (Japan).
Written off 24/04/46.

A68-773 P-51D-25-NT 124-44583 44-84727 Received 6 AD ex USA on 11/08/45.
Issued 82 Sqn 21/09/45.
Missing on ferry flight Naha-Okinawa 18/03/46.
Crash located SW of Shikoku (Japan).
Written off on 24/04/46.

Anyone can assign them?

Pavel

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

UK
SHINGLETON, Anthony David - LAC - registered in Plympton.

CHINA
AITKEN, George - LAC - 20 FTC [sic]

INDIA
BARBER, Elliott Frederick - F/O - RAF Tambaram.

Malcolm

[Martyn A Critchlow]

SHINGLETON, Anthony David - LAC - 1174282

Killed in an accident when an RAF lorry hit a telegraph pole

Wednesday 20 March 1946, Western Morning News

Martyn

[COL BRUGGY]

JAPAN
PILKINGTON, Alan George - F/O - 406042 - RAAF - Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.
SHORT, Murray Geoffrey - F/O - 47460 - RAAF - Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan.

MALAYSIA
ALLAN, John Gibson - F/O - 407213 - RAAF - Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.

According to http://mick_quinn.tripod.com/id64.html 3 Mustangs & Mosquito mentioned above went missing.

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a68c.htm shows those three serials but without pilot's name:

A68-718 P-51D-25-NT 124-44273 44-84417 Received 6 AD ex USA on 27/07/45.
Issued 82 Sqn 17/09/45.
Aircraft missing during Ferry Flight Naha-Okinawa on 18/03/46.
Written off.

A68-770 P-51D-25-NT 124-44359 44-84503 Received 6 AD ex USA on 11/08/45.
Issued 82 Sqn 21/09/45.
Served at Labuan with 82 Sqn.
On 18/03/46 missing while being ferried from Okinawa to Japan.
Crash located near Shikoku (Japan).
Written off 24/04/46.

A68-773 P-51D-25-NT 124-44583 44-84727 Received 6 AD ex USA on 11/08/45.
Issued 82 Sqn 21/09/45.
Missing on ferry flight Naha-Okinawa 18/03/46.
Crash located SW of Shikoku (Japan).
Written off on 24/04/46.

Anyone can assign them?

Pavel

No.82 Sqn RAAF Mustangs lost 18-3-1946

A68-718 407213 P/O John Gibson ALLAN RAAF +
A68-770 47460 F/O Murray Geoffrey SHORT RAAF +
A68-773 406042 F/O Alan George PILKINGTON RAAF +

Col.

[jonheyworth]

Elliot Frederick ( FREDERIC in his records ) Barber 157252 , attached to RAF Tandaran, died in the station hospital of a coronary thrombosis