430116 - Unaccounted airmen - 16-1-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
AC1 Edward G. CARPENTER - 1465521.

B - Killed on active service:
P/O (Pilot) Roger N. FRANKLIN - 127956 (from South Africa), and
Sgt (Pilot) James H. HOBBS - 1388453.

C - Not found in Flight archives:
AC1 Albert M. JENKINSON - 1527993.

D - Proposed aircraft losses:
Oxford I - V3894 - 11 (P)AFU - crashed on take-off at night Bent Farm, 1 mile W of Wheaton Aston (now Lucknow Farm) - already as a casualty on this a/c: P/O [Pilot] C.H.W. MACNTOSH - 130643).
Spitfire II.A - P8396 - 53 OTU - collided with Spitfire X4067 over St.Hilary, Glamorganshire (for X4067 already on file: F/O Roy A.H. NELSON - 120572 - Runnymede Panel 127; baled aircraft over Bristol Channel 1 mile S of St.Athan).
Sunderland I - L5802 - 4 (C)OTU - crashed on landing at night Alness.
Anson I - DJ494 - 1 (O)AFU - crashed on overshoot 1 mile W of Wigtown.
Havoc II - AH446 - 534 Sqn - crashed on landing Tangmere.
Hurricane X - AG181 - 59 OTU - crashed on approach Milfield.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

Hurricane X - AG181 -59 OTU.

Crashed on approach to land at Milfield following an engine fire.

1388453 Sgt (Pilot) James Henry HOBBS RAFVR +

Col.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

127956 P/O Roger Nicholas FRANKLIN RAFVR of 53 OTU, killed on 16-1-1943 in Spitfire IIa P8396 'BERMUDA II'. Collided with Spitfire IIa X4067 'HISSAR II" (Sgt G A KEMP safe)

120572 F/O Roy Archibald Hugh NELSON RAFVR of 53 OTU, killed on 15-2-1943 in Spitfire Ia X4067 'HISSAR II'. Collided with Spitfire IIa P7822 'ACTON/DUNEDIN' (P/O H A WAGNER [US] Injured - rescued). Both aircraft crashed into the sea one mile off St Athan.

See:
Gifts of War/Boot & Sturtivant pp.38, 64-5 & 165-6

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Col for info on FRANKLIN and HOBBS. I had info on NELSON and WAGNER but erroneously omitted to record the loss date 15-2-1943 for X4067.
Regards,
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Jenkinson,35, registered at Durham S E. This area includes Stockton on Tees where CWGC has his parents and his wife and where he is buried
Couldn't find Carpenter
Regards
Dick

[thorne83]

Mackintosh was solo on V3894.
ORB records:
"Fatal night flying accident. Oxford I V3894. This aircraft, piloted by P/O H W MACKINTOSH, an AFU pupil, crashed on the circuit when the pilot was coming into land after aerodrome survey. The aircraft was totally wrecked but examination by the Engineer Officer revealed a fracture of the connecting rod in No. 5 cylinder of the port engine, for which Form 1022 was rendered. The pilot was killed instantly and an Investigation was called for".
Accident happened at 05.00 hrs.

Cheers, Tom

[alclark]

Carpenter died in hospital of natural causes at Bangor, Caernarvon. His death should be registered as Caernarvon.

He was attached to No.9 (O)AFU.

The ORB for 59 OTU didn't say much, "Sgt Hobbs killed in a flying accident".

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for all additional info.
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

Carpeneter is in the death index as ... George E Carpenter, simples! Bangor district.

Can't see Jenkinson in Flight magazine.

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

F1180 gives a slightly different story for P8396 and X4067 and agrees with Col info.

Franklin listed as pilot of P8396
Sgt G A Kemp, 655779 down as safe, pilot of X4067

Regards
Ross

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Edward James Daniels R 142398 attached to Number 5 BGS , Dafoe, Saskatchewen , he died of a coronary thrombosis caused by arteriosclerosis

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Stephen Thomas Fulbrook R 57658, died in the RCAF hospital at Patrica
Bay BC., of leukaemia

[jonheyworth]

Ralph Smith 1503904 , attached to Number 12 SP , was killed at 15:30 Hours when his vehicle was blown up at 15:30 hours at kilo 15 East Bureat

[jonheyworth]

Edward George Carpenter 1465521 , attached to Number 9 ( O ) AFU, died in the Caernarfon and Anglesey Infirmary , Bangor, of cattahral jaundice, having been first admitted to SSQ on 7 January and made good progress until small haemorrhage and epitaxis occurred on 12 January. Transferred to hospital, he suffered a major haemorrhage and died

[jonheyworth]

Edmund Sprainger Cubbon 553591 , attached to Number 17 C&M Party, died of acute anterior poliomyelitis

[jonheyworth]

Claude Brook 1118461 , attached to Number 5 S&T column , was killed in a road accident in Helwan Town in a collision between an RAF and a civilian vehicle