400804 - Unaccounted airmen - 4-8-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of the following airmen, both killed on active service (Flight Global):

P/O Kenneth G. BISHOP - 81738, buried Leek Cem., Staffordshire (UK6547), and

F/Lt James W. RADBONE - 70558, remains cremated Charing (Kent County) Crematorium.

Proposed aircraft loss for this day:
Blenheim I - L1356 - 23 Sqn - crashed on landing at Wittering.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Amrit]

No injuries reported on L1356 according to Warner's Blenheim

A

[Amrit]

Though this site gives a short biog of Bishop it doesn't give the aircraft or any other specific details:

http://www.leektowncentre.com/in%20name%20only%20chapter%204.html

A

[Dick]

Hi Henk
There are recorded deaths that correspond to both these men in 3rd Qtr of 1940 and both at Medway. The article that Amrit posted has Bishop as dying in a flying training accident in the S of England but does not say where or which a/c. It seems possible that Radbone died with him. I believe the Medway area is that in Kent named after the river that feeds into the Thames Estuary but the name Medway does occur in other counties.
Regards
Dick

[davew]

Henk

Magister L8348 16 Group Comms Flight crashed at Luton, Chatham on this day

regards

DaveW

[Henk Welting]

Thank you Dave, much appreciated.
Regards,
Henk.

[Ross_McNeill]

Radbone confirmed by F1180 as pilot in command of Magister L8348. 2 fatalities so Bishop as well.

Ross

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

400804 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-08-1940

From Henk's List -

SOUTH AFRICA
HUPTON, Nelson George - Air Mechanic - 97747 - SAAF.
Thaba Tshwane (Old No.1) Military Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.
Died in hospital after 19 days, of influenzal pneumonia .

From CWGC -

EGYPT
REW, Kenneth George Russell - Sgt - 526687 - RAF.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
Gladiator I - K7908 - 80 Sqn.

NETHERLANDS
CORBETT, Hugh Christopher - F/O - 72466 - RAFVR.
Schoorl General Cemetery , Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Swordfish I - L9745 - 53 Sqn.

EBORN, Ralph Churchill - S/Lt(A) - HMS Peregrine - RN.
Noordwijk General Cemetery, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
JOHNSTON, Timothy Armstrong - Lt(A) - HMS Peregrine - RN.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
These two Naval Airmen were crew of Swordfish -P4007 - 812 Sqn FAA, RN.

TANZANIA
BARTON, Desmond - 2Lt - 47531 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
CLUNIE, Harry Allen - Lt - 102835 - SAAF.
GEYSER, Stefano Lodewicus - WO - P/14414 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
FFYTCHE-HOGG, Peter John - Capt - P/102617 - SAAF - 1 Sqn.
MCKELLAR, Arnand - Lt - P/102717 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
MCKENZIE, Ian George - Air Mechanic - 96106 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
NEZAR, Gysbertus Albertus - Air Mechanic - 48033 - SAAF.
These seven airmen rest at Dodoma Cemetery, Tanzania.
They were all aboard Valentia - 269 - 50 Sqn - SAAF.

UK
DUFFY, Phillip Paul - Sgt - 525887 - RAF.
Ramsey Cemetery, Huntingdonshire.
MASTERS, Harold Emmanuel - Sgt - 612668 - RAF.
Yarlington (St. Mary) Churchyard, Somerset.
TREMEER, Frederick Jethro - Sgt - 510762 - RAF.
New Alresford (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard Extension, Hampshire.
These three airmen were crew of Battle - L5113 - 142 Sqn.

BEARD, Harold Norman - Sgt - 581138 - RAF.
Blackpool (Leyton) Cemetery, Lancashire.
HOHNEN, Michael - P/O - 42752 - RAF.
Golders Green Crematorium, Middlesex.
SUTHERLAND, Ian Welsh - F/O - 72508 - RAFVR - 19 Sqn, Attached AFDU.
Halton (St. Michael) Churchyard, Buckinghamshire.
WATSON, William - Sgt - 630423 - RAF.
Ballingry Cemetery, Fifeshire.
These four airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - R3771 - 15 Sqn.

CRANE, Kenneth Walter - Sgt - 526095 - RAF.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
RIDDINGTON, Sydney Eric - Sgt - 751028 - RAFVR.
Thurmaston Cemetery, Leicestershire.
These two airmen were crew of Swordfish I - L9745 - 53 Sqn.

BISHOP, Kenneth Gordon - P/O - 81738 - RAFVR.
Leek Cemetery, Staffordshire.
RADBONE, James Whaley - F/Lt - 70558 - RAFVR - MiD.
Charing ( Kent County) Cemetery, Kent.
These two airmen were crew of Magister I - L8348 - CFU.

FIELDS, Herbert Roy - First Officer - ATA.
Maidenhead (All Saints) Cemetery, Berkshire.
Master I - N7761 - 3 FPP.

COLLETT, Wilfred Ira(New Zealand) - Sqn/Ldr - 34232 - RAF.
Feltwell (St. Nich) Churchyard, Norfolk.
Wellington Ic - R3176 - 75 Sqn.

LLEWELLYN, Charles Gordon - P/O - 80831 - RAFVR.
Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Hampden I - P4294 - 16 OTU.

WALSH, John Patrick - Sgt - 754138 - RAFVR.
Harrow Cemetery, Middlesex.
Spitfire Ia - N3271 - 616 Sqn.

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...=4830#post4830


Alex

[Andy Marden]

Alex,
Thanks as usual.

TANZANIA
BARTON, Desmond - 2Lt - 47531 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
CLUNIE, Harry Allen - Lt - 102835 - SAAF.
GEYSER, Stefano Lodewicus - WO - P/14414 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
FFTCHE-HOGG, Peter John - Capt - P/102617 - SAAF - 1 Sqn.
MCKELLAR, Arnand - Lt - P/102717 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
MCKENZIE, Ian George - Air Mechanic - 96106 - SAAF - 50 Sqn.
NEZAR, Gysbertus Albertus - Air Mechanic - 48033 - SAAF.
These seven airmen rest at Dodoma Cemetery, Tanzania.
They were all aboard Valentia - 269 - 50 Sqn - SAAF.
>> Surname is FFYTCHE-HOGG: http://www.southafricawargraves.org/...ls.php?id=7097

DUFFY, Phillip Paul - Sgt - 525887 - RAF.
Ramsey Cemetery, Huntingdonshire.
MASTERS, Harold Emmanuel - Sgt - 612668 - RAF.
Yarlington (St. Mary) Churchyard, Somerset.
TREMEER, Frederick Jethro - Sgt - 510762 - RAF.
New Alresford (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard Extension, Hampshire.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim - L5113 - 142 Sqn.
>> This was a Fairey Battle: https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ls/r/C16471885

CRANE, Kenneth Walter - Sgt - 526095 - RAF.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
RIDDINGTON, Sydney Eric - Sgt - 751028 - RAFVR.
Thurmaston Cemetery, Leicestershire.
These two airmen were crew of Swordfish I - L9745 - 53 Sqn.
>> As noted at https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ls/r/C14502705 this was a Blenheim, although the serial listed is wrong. It was L9475.
>> Same comment for CORBETT under Netherlands

Andy

[Alex Smart]

Thanks as always Andy,

However this forum's database gives Swordfish L9745 for CRANE,RIDDINGTON and CORBETT.

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...hp?qname=L9745