410303 - Unaccounted airmen - 3-3-1941

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and /or what were the places of death registration for:

LAC Robert D.M.BANNISTER - 1179749 - missing, believed killed on active service (while engaged on non-operational flying duties, or on the ground through enemy action);
AC2 Harry HORSFIELD - 992826 - not found Flight archives, and
Sgt John G. STANLEY - 652027 - 218 Sqn (Marham, Norfolk) - not found Flight archives.

Proposed aircraft loss:

Master I - T8683 - 8 FTS - crashed in forced landing Montrose.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[alclark]

I have found Bannister, he was 8 FTS.

March 3rd 1941, “No.1179749 LAC Bannister, R. killed in Master N7637. Crashed in sea 2
miles off Stonehaven through structural failure. Investigation held on 6/3/41.”

I don't have anything for the other two.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Horsefield,24, is registered at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire a place usually associated with RAF Halton the Apprentices School, Stanley,25, is registered at King's Lynn, Norfolk and right for a death at Marham
Regards
Dick

[Ken MacLean]

Henk,

AC2 H. HORSFIELD Died on Active Service, Times 15 April 1941.

Sgt. J.G. STANLEY Died of Wounds or Injuries Recieved in Action, Times 26 March 1941.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for this highly appreciated info.
Regards,
Henk.

[Steve Smith]

Henk,

Re : Sgt. J.G. STANLEY

Front Gunner seriously burnt and injured on return from an attack on Dusseldorf (25/26th Feb 1941) when his Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic HA-L s/n R1009 was attacked and forced down by a JU88c intruder of I.NJG/2 flown by Fw Ernest Zieburth. The Wellingtons pilot, Sergeant F.Hoos brought the badly damaged Wellington down at 23.15hrs near Red Lodge, 2 miles from Swaffham which from reports was a K-Site. A further report suggests that Sgt Stanley died in Kings Lynn Hospital after he had a leg amputated.

Regards


Steve

[Henk Welting]

This is excellent Steve, thank you so much. Will update my files.
Regards,
Henk.

[jonheyworth]

Harry Horsfield 992826 , attached to RAF Halton, died in PMH Halton at 17:15 Hours of gall stones