401015 - Unaccounted airmen - 15-10-1940

**Henk Welting** · 19th April 2008, 15:25

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

LAC Fred ALCOCK - 743201 - killed on active service;
AC1 Eric J. CLATWORTHY - 615303 - 266 Sqn (Wittering, Northamptonshire) - not found Flight archives;
LAC Valentine DAVIDSON - 269024 - 15 BC, 937 Balloon Sqn, South Tyne - killed on active service;
LAC John J. HOLLAND - 840423 - 1 BC, 901 Balloon Sqn, Abbeywood, London - killed on active service;
AC2 John MANSELL - 1281966 - killed on active service, and
LAC Frederick G. WESTLAKE - 157638 - killed on active service.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Blenheim IV - Z5975 - 4 FPP - crashed on landing Sarclet, 6 miles S of Wick, Caithness
Magister I - L8224 - 5 EFTS - crashed on take-off, Stone, Staffordshire
Magister I - P2430 - 16 EFTS - flew into ground Ashbourne.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Henk Welting** · 19th April 2008, 15:32

F/Lt (Pilot) Harvey G. McCALLUM - 40309 (RAF from Canada) - 20 EFTS (S.Rhodesia) was killed when the student 'froze' at the controls. F/Lt McCallum lies buried Athlone Cemetery, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (grave 1).
Looking for aircraft type and serial number.
In same cemetery with same date of death lies buried in grave 2:
Rifleman Costas I. GREGORIOU - X168 - Rhodesia Regiment.
Could he have been the pupil pilot ?

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Leendert** · 19th April 2008, 16:27

Henk,

Wasn't 20 EFTS in Oshawa, Ontario? Bulawayo had 27 EFTS. Tiger Moth most likely aircraft type at that time.

Regards,

Leendert

**Amrit** · 19th April 2008, 17:59

Warner doesn't give any details of crew or casualties for the Blenheim

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**Dick** · 19th April 2008, 18:32

Hi Henk
Alcock,37, Davidson,44, and Westlake, 39 are all registered at Romford,and could cover an incident in E London. Clatworthy,20 is registered at Neath, Glamorgan, S Wales. Holland,34 is registered at Woolwich S E London south of the river Thames where the 1st 3 are North of the river. Mansell,24, is registered at Malling, Kent.
Regards
Dick

**Henk Welting** · 20th April 2008, 13:47

Thanks Dick and Amrit for your help.
Henk.

**Bill Walker** · 20th April 2008, 17:44

20 EFTS was in Oshawa, but they didn't start flying unitl late June or early July 1941.

**Errol Martyn** · 20th April 2008, 22:44

20EFTS may be a typo for 25 or 26 EFTS?

25 arrived Belvedere airport, near Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia from UK in May 40, and 26 at Guinea Fowl, near Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia in Aug 40. (27 formed at Induna, near Bulawayo in Feb 41 - i.e. after the above mentioned accident). A Tiger Moth seems the most likely aircraft type.

Source: RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912

Errol