460902 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 02-09-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460902 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 02-09-1946

From Henk's List -

UK
BUCKLEY, Edward - Sgt - 637061 - RAF.
Kidderminster Cemetery, Worcestershire.
DICKSON, Alexander - AC1c - 1303043 - RAFVR.
Kettins Parish Churchyard, Angus.
GODRICH, Ernest - AC2c - 2292083 - RAFVR.
Manchester ( Gorton ) Cemetery, Lancashire.
STEPHENS, Maurice Hugh - Lt/CDR(A) - RNVR
Warnham ( St. Margaret ) Churchyard, Sussex.
TONGE, William - LAC - 1541165 - RAFVR.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

WAAF
AUSTRALIA
ATKINSON, Phyllis Mary - Cpl - 92242 - WAAAF.
Hobart ( Cornelian Bay ) Public Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia.

UK
WILDIN, Leonard Albert - F/O - 186942 - RAFVR.
Willesden New Cemetery, Middlesex.
[ Lancaster III - PA966 - 166 OCU ].

Alex

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA.

92242 Cpl Phyllis Mary ATKINSON WAAAF

92242 Cpl Phyllis Mary ATKINSON WAAAF (ex-No.1 Personnel Depot, Ransford [M.C.G.,Melbourne]), had left active service by the time of her death. She passed away from an unspecified illness at the Tasmanian Sanatorium, Hobart, on 2 September, 1946.

Col.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

UK
BUCKLEY, Edward - Sgt - registered in Martley
DICKSON, Alexander - AC1 - not Eng/Wales?
GODRICH, Ernest - AC2 - registered in Manchester (linked to Tonge?)
TONGE, William - LAC - registered in Manchester (linked to Godrich?)

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hello

A little more on the following:

UK
BUCKLEY, Edward - Sgt - 637061 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at the Sanatorium, Knightwick, Worcs.

DICKSON, Alexander - AC1c - 1303043 - the Statutory Deaths Register on the Scotland's People website has an Alexander Dickson, aged 26, which I assume is him (there are two others on the register, aged 78 and 83). It records that he died at 1.30 p.m. at the County Hospital, Perth, due to pulmonary TB.

STEPHENS, Maurice Hugh - Lt/CDR(A) - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at the Hospital, Hurst Road, Horsham.

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
Too late to edit my first post above.
So here is an additional fatal crash for this day.

CANADA
Lockheed Super Electra - CF-TCJ/1473.
There were two occupants killed.
Were they civilian aircrew or RCAF ?
Who were they ?
Thanks
Alex

[CZ_RAF]

Alex, according to the link (not accessible any more):

Linton on Ouse airfield - Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire.
www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/.../24mar43.html

Leonard Wildin received his commission to the rank of P/O on probation (emergency) on 17th October 1944 (186942) and was promoted to F/O on 17th May 1945. On 2nd September 1946 he was flying in Lancaster PA966 on a training flight when the aircraft lost height and crashed into a tree near Swinderby airfield and ...

Pavel

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

Lockheed 14 Super Electra (c/n. 1473)

Model:14-H2
CF-TCJ Trans-Canada A/L
FN32 del 2 Sep 38, E-4171 to Fairchild Aircraft Ltd (as agents) 9 Sep 38.
Converted 14-08 22 Feb 43 (for fleet commnonality with L18s).
Crashed at Turtle Creek, 3 miles from Moncton/NB 2 Sep 46 & W/O.

See:
The Lockheed Twins.
Marston,Peter J.
Tonbridge:Air-Britain (Historians),2001.
p.262

The crew were performing a local training flight from Moncton Airport. After a circuit it was returning to the airfield when the right engine failed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and lost height, hit trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located at Turtle Creek, southwest of Moncton Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lockheed-14-h2-super-electra-turtle-creek-2-killed

See also: https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144932-Lockheed-Super-Electra-CF-TCJ

Col.

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Col,
As you can see my request for info on the link you kindly provided has the answer.
Thanks for adding it to the thread.
Alex

[Rich Allenby]

http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/bk471b.html

Updated link for 24th March 1943 Wildin link.

[jonheyworth]

Ernest Godrich 2292083 | Attached to 34 MU | was admitted to Crumpsall hospital, Manchester on 8 May. He became dangerously ill on 29 August with pulmonary tuberculosis, dying of neoplasm of the lung with his mother, Mrs. L. Goodrich of Furnival Road, Gorton, Manchester, at his bedside

[jonheyworth]

Edward Buckley 637061 | Attached to Number 1 PHU | was admitted seriously ill to Knightwick sanatorium, Worcestershire, on 27 August, where he died at 14:30 Hours of pulmonary tuberculosis