430712 - Unaccounted airmen - 12-7-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Not found in Flight/Global:
AC2 William S. CUMMING - 874021, and
Cpl John F. ESCOTT - 100591.

B - Died on active service:
Sgt Geoffrey B.A. DEBNAM - 1615496;
LAC Sydney JOHNSON - 811151, and
AC2 Denis H. RUSSELL - 1851278.

C - Proposed aircraft losses:
Blenheim IV - V5890 - 51 OTU - crashed on take-off 1 mile S of Slaughterford near Chippenham, Wiltshire (already as a casualty on this a/c: W/O [Pilot] J. DOHNAL - 787690 (Czech).
Hotspur II glider - HH784 - GPEU - undershot landing at Netheravon.
Martinet I - HP182 - 1600 Flt - crashed in forced landing Watchet Beach, Somerset.
Master II - DK924 - 8 (C)OTU - crashed in forced landing Davis Hill Farm, Udney, Aberdeenshire.
Tiger Moth II - DE635 - 322 (Dutch) Sqn - crashed on take-off Llanbedr.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Escott,43, registered at Weymouth, Dorset
Debnam,20, registered at Watford, Hertfordshire
Johnson, 35, Registered at Blackpool, Lancashire
Russell,18, registered at Worthing,Sussex
Regards
Dick

[Theletterwriter]

Henk

William Seymour CUMMING : Renfrew in the District of Renfrew.

Douglas

[Tim Bishop]

Hello Henk,

Martinet HP182 No.1600 (A.A.C.) Flight, Weston Zoyland forced landed on Watchet beach due to debris in carburettor leading to engine failure. Pilot HUNT, G.R. (1319659) and Unknown T.T.O. uninjured.

Kind regards,

Tim

[davew]

South West Wings (Martin Sutton) names the TTO as LAC Herd.

regards

DaveW

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for your continuous support.
Regards,
Henk.

[Tim Bishop]

DaveW,

Thank you for the information on LAC HERD, file has been updated.

Kind regards,

Tim

[wwrsimon]

Hello

AC2 William S. CUMMING - 874021 - the Statutory Deaths Register on the Scotland's People website records that he died at 9.15 p.m. at "Belmont," St. Andrew's Road, Renfrew, due to lymphadenoma.

Regards

Simon