400925 - Unaccounted airmen - 25-9-1940

**Henk Welting** · 2nd April 2008, 13:27

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

A - Not found Flight archives:
AC2 Cyril HUSHER - 1166537

B - Killed on active service:
AC2 Francis G. CHILDS - 1353224
AC1 Frank D. PACE - 332095
AC1 Stafford T. PARNALL - 865570 - 11 Balloon Centre 935 Sqn Filton
P/O John G. SIMPSON - 86351
AC2 Frederick A. VURROUGHS - 1350783
AC1 Richard WISE - 570616

C - Died of wounds or injuries received on active service:
AC1 William J. DOWDS - 816097 - 614 Sqn (Lysanders - Grangemouth, Stirlingshire)

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Anson I - L7071 - 10 FTS - flew into ground Easton Constantine, Shropshire
Roc I - L3069 - Roc Flight - bellylanded Odiham
Tutor I - K3406 - CFS - crashed on approach Alton Barnes

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Amrit** · 2nd April 2008, 14:57

AC1 Stafford T. PARNALL - 865570 - 11 Balloon Centre 935 Sqn Filton

He was one of the casualties of the air raid on Bristol - at Balloon Barrage Site 35/6, Filton to be exact.

From one of my favourite (and local) sites:

http://fishponds.org.uk/bristolmem.html

A

**Henk Welting** · 2nd April 2008, 16:12

Thanks Amrit. Bookmarked website.

Regards,
Henk.

**Henk Welting** · 2nd April 2008, 16:24

Can't open http://fishponds.org.uk/bristolmen.html
Please advise.
Henk.

**Henk Welting** · 2nd April 2008, 16:27

Ignore my last message; could open. Made mistake with bristolmen instead of bristolmem.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Henk.

**Dick** · 2nd April 2008, 16:32

Hi Henk
Childs,30, Pace,39, and Wise,19 are registered at Hendon.Husher,28, is registered at Thorne which is W Yorkshire in the Doncaster area. Vurroughs and Dowds don't come up so poss. Scotland
Regards
Dick