410623 - Unaccounted airmen - 23-6-1941

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

AC2 Robert H. EWERS - 1165247;
AC2 (Wop/Ag u/t) Derrick W. KATES - 1310851, and
Sgt (Wop/Ag) Kenneth H. SANDERS - 942722 - 107 Sqn (Great Massingham, Norfolk).

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Hurricane I - P3894 - 52 OTU - crashed on approach Debden.
Tiger Moth II - N9316 - 3 EFTS - spun into ground Kelmscott.
Tiger Moth II - R5020 - 7 EFTS - crashed in forced landing 4 miles E of Lutterworth, Leicestershire.
Tiger Moth II - T5420 - 18 EFTS - crashed in forced landing Woolampton, Berkshire.
Tutor I - K4828 - CFS - undershot landing Alton Barnes.
Battle Trainer - P6630 - 16 PFTS - crashed in forced landing Grange Farm, Hockerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Tomahawk I - AH841 - 400 Sqn - bellylanded Bottisham.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Kates,21,registered at New Forest, Hampshire,
Sanders,is registered at Dover. He died on Blenheim Z6271, which was attacking the airfield at Mardijk, and was attacked by Me109's. It crashed at Dover on return with the loss of Sanders(KIA) and with Sgt A Ballands(pilot) and Sgt R Yorke(Obs) reported in Warner as safe. The op was Circus No 20.
Ewers didn't show on the register
Regards
Dick

[RockHound]

There is a Henry R EWERS aged 20 registered at Pershore in Q2 1941 - may have preferred to be known by his 'second' foreanme? Doesn't fit with any of the proposed losses though.

Regards,

David

[Dick]

Hi Henk
David's find is the right age according to CWGC who have his forenames as Robert Henry
Regards
Dick

[RockHound]

Thanks Dick. I must have been half asleep when I replied last night. I'd checked CWGC to get Ewer's age and second name (hence the comment about being known by his second name) but forgot to include the fact!

Regards,

David

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for all your help.
Dick: Sgt SANDERS may have been killed (mortally wounded) during the Bf 109s attack. Sgt Ballands may have emergency landed at Dover. Blenheim Z6271 could be repaired; transferred to 42 OTU and later to Admiralty (25-5-1944).
Regards,
Henk.

[Dick]

Henk you could be correct, Warner reports Sanders as KIA and the a/c as Crash Landed
Regards
Dick

[dennis_burke]

Ewers and Kates are both DOAS listings.

I can't find Sanders but he is either KIA or Died of Wounds etc.

[Buz]

This aircraft was being flown by SqnLdr Kirby C.472 when the undercarriage jammed up and wouldn't lower no matter the attempted. Aircraft was belly landed at Bottisham 23/6/41

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Buz for info on S/Ldr KIRBY and his Tomahawk AH841; thanks Dennis for status of EWERS and KATES.
Regards,
Henk.

[jonheyworth]

Derrick William Kates 1310851 | attached to RAF Calshot | died in SSQ at 17:00 Hours of pleurisy and heart failure