410418 - Unaccounted airmen - 18-4-1941

[Henk Welting]

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

AC1 Denis EARNSHAW - 631813 - 214 Sqn (Stradishall, Suffolk) - not found Flight archives;
AC1 Gordon M. ENDSOR - 987651 - not found Flight archives;
F/Sgt (Pilot) Jack PROCTOR - 741471 - 5 FTS, and
LAC Fred TAYLOR - 1006784 - 5 FTS.

Typed ORB for 5 FTS: Proctor and Taylor fatally injured in flying accident 16th (!) April, what may be incorrect. Both airmen also mentioned in my thread on unaccounted airmen 16-4-1941.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Magister I - L8328 - 15 EFTS - spun into ground SW of Carlisle.
Magister I - T9701 - 5 EFTS - crashed on overshoot Meir.
Master I - N7823 - 5 FTS - flew into ground Ternhill, Shropshire.
Master I - T8821 - 8 FTS - crashed on landing Grangemouth.
Master I - T8876 - 5 FTS - damaged byond repair in accident; no further details.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[alclark]

Henk

The 5 FTS ORB is at it again, no accidents logged on the 18th or 19th but there are 2 recorded on the 20th.

April 20th 1941, “1365042 LAC R.P. Yellowlees and 1960863 LAC C.P.W. Sampson
received fatal injuries in a flying accident.”
April 20th 1941, “1299894 Sgt Vanderbos was fatally injured in a flying accident.”
April 23rd 1941, “Lt Col Wouters, Belgian Air Attaches visited Tern Hill to attend the funeral
of Sgt C.J.G. Vanderbos who was killed in a flying accident.”

The 15 EFTS accident appears to have been non-fatal.

April 18th 1941, “L8328 – LAC Kibort – crashed 1 mile N.W. Southwaite Station, due to
aerobatics at low height.”

Same with the 5 EFTS accident.

April 18th 1941, “C Flight, LAC Cole, lost, forced landed at Bradley Park, Ashbourne. D
Flight, LAC Woodley, A.E., crashed into tree on aerodrome boundary due to landing down
wind at end of cross country flight.”

I can't find anything in my records for the two Aircraftmen.

Regards

Alan

[Andy Ingham]

Henk
Dennis Earshaw age 19 death registered at Newmarket.
Gordon M Endsor age 27 death registered at Bucklow, Cheshire.
Regards
Andy

[thorne83]

I'm afraid that 5 FTS ORB gets less detailed for accidents as the years go by!

Proctor and Taylor were indeed killed on N7823 when it lost height during a right hand turn at 500 feet in the circuit and came down at Stoke on Tern. They were both killed instantly.

G J Vanderbos (as mentioned by Alan) was killed in similar circumstances two nights later in Master T8824

Yellowlees and Sampson were in Master N7490 at Tarporley in Cheshire.

Cheers, Tom

[Henk Welting]

Al, Andy & Tom, thanks for all your useful help. Four more off the list !
Best regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

G M Endsor is listed DOAS june 26th 1941 magazine

Also cannot find Earnshaw

[Henk Welting]

You keep me busy Dennis; thanks.

Henk.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Henk

I have Earnshaw registered in Newmarket, Cambrigeshire

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Denis Earnshaw 631813 , died of self inflicted injuries

[jonheyworth]

Denis Earnshaw 631813 , died at RAF Stradishall of a self inflicted gun shot wound

[jonheyworth]

Gordon Marshall Endsor 987651 | along with AC2 H. Duxbury 1054141, were changing the airscrew on Leopard Moth X9385 in Number 4 hangar at RAF Ringway at 10:45 Hours when the engine started as they fitted the new propellor, throwing it off and into the airmen. Both were injured, Endsor suffered a fractured skull and multiple injures and died at 11:45 Hours. It was found that the magneto had been left on and live after a recent routine inspection