|
Date |
Rank |
Name |
Unit, Aircraft & Comments |
|
1 Jan |
LAC |
CHAMBERS, ALEXANDER DONALDSON |
He died from
injuries sustained on 31 December 1930 whilst flying in Wapiti, J9635 of No
55 Sqn, when it overturned on landing. |
|
5
Jan |
Sqn Ldr |
STEWART, HARRY |
He was killed whilst flying an
unidentified Wapiti of No 84 Sqn, which crashed during a night landing at
Shaibah. He is buried in Basra (Makina) R.A.F. Cemetery. |
|
10 Jan |
Sgt |
WREN, JAMES
EDWARD |
He was killed
whilst flying Wapiti IIA, J9380 of No 39 Sqn, which crashed at Rifaltur
during a practice for the forthcoming air pageant in Delhi when a large
eagle flew into the machine, breaking a strut, causing the wings to
collapse. |
|
10 Jan |
Cpl |
JEFFERY,
THOMAS WILLIAM PENNY AFM |
He was killed
whilst flying Wapiti IIA, J9380 of No 39 Sqn, which crashed at Rifaltur
during a practice for the forthcoming air pageant in Delhi when a large
eagle flew into the machine, breaking a strut, causing the wings to
collapse. He attempted to jump out before the crash but his parachute
caught in the fuselage. |
|
12 Jan |
Plt Off |
CHAPMAN, JOHN EDWARD FURLONG |
e was killed
whilst flying in Vimy, F9168, which become lost on a night delivery flight
to No 2 FTS, which hit a low bank and overturned as it attempted a forced
landing at Haxey near Gainsborough. |
|
12 Jan |
Flt Sgt |
ROGERS, ALFRED
GEORGE |
He was killed
whilst flying in Vimy, F9168, which become lost on a night delivery flight
to No 2 FTS, which hit a low bank and overturned as it attempted a forced
landing at Haxey near Gainsborough. |
|
12 Jan |
Flt Lt |
SHAW, GEOFFREY MAYNARD EDWARD |
He was killed
whilst flying Vimy, F9168, which become lost on a night delivery flight to
No 2 FTS, which hit a low bank and overturned as it attempted a forced
landing at Haxey near Gainsborough. |
|
12 Jan |
Fg Off |
LEMON, FRANK |
He was killed
in a mid-air collision whilst flying Siskin IIIA, J8865 of No 29 Sqn. His
aircraft was struck by J8946 of the same unit being flown by Plt Off D V
Angell. Angell was court martialled on a charge of 'neglect of flying' but
was found not guilty. |
|
19 Jan |
Fg Off |
MONROE, WALTER SYDNEY |
He was a
member of No 7 Sqn and was killed, whilst flying in Virginia VII, J8241
which crashed into the Orderly Room at RAF Worthy Down. |
|
19 Jan |
Fg Off |
BARTON, JOHN |
He was a
member of No 7 Sqn and was killed, whilst flying in Virginia VII, J8241
which crashed into the Orderly Room at RAF Worthy Down. |
|
19 Jan |
LAC |
MILNER, JAMES
STANLEY |
He was a
member of No 7 Sqn and was killed, whilst flying in Virginia VII, J8241
which crashed into the Orderly Room at RAF Worthy Down. |
|
? Jan |
AC2 |
HIND, DICK (513620) |
He was
undergoing training at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge when he was admitted to the
RAF Hospital, Halton, where he died from cerebro spinal meningitis. |
|
? Jan |
AC2 |
HOAD, RAYMOND EDWARD (513315) |
He was
undergoing training at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge when he was admitted to the
RAF Hospital, Halton, where he died from cerebro spinal meningitis. |
|
? Jan |
AC2 |
JARRETT, FREDERICK JOHN (513790) |
He was
undergoing training at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge when he was admitted to the
RAF Hospital, Halton, where he died from cerebro spinal meningitis. |
|
4
Feb |
Wg Cdr |
TUCKER, CHARLES GILBERT |
He was the OC
of 209 Sqn and was killed whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238, which
crashed in Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound after he took control of the aircraft
during landing when he wasn't the pilot in command. Eight other were also
killed, six of whose bodies were not recovered. |
|
4 Feb |
LAC |
RUTLEDGE,
WILLLIAM SIDNEY |
He was killed whilst flying in Blackburn
Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, piloted by the Sqn CO, Wg Cdr C G Tucker, which
crashed in Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six
of whose bodies were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
LAC |
DAVIES, CECIL
GWILYN |
He was killed
whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies
were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
LAC |
OATES, CHARLES |
He was killed
whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies
were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
LAC |
ONGLEY, HAROLD
CORRIE |
He was killed
whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies
were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
LAC |
STARK, WILLIAM
HENRY |
He was killed
whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies
were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
LAC |
STEVENS,
WILLIAM GEORGE |
He was killed
whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies
were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
Sgt |
WILSON, EDMUND
WALTER HARRIS |
He was killed
whilst flying in Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies
were not recovered. |
|
4
Feb |
Fg Off |
WOOD, FREDERICK KINGSLEY |
He was killed
whilst flying Blackburn Iris, N238 of No 209 Sqn, which crashed in Batten
Bay, Plymouth Sound after Wg Cdr Tucker took control of the aircraft from
him during landing. Eight others were also killed, six of whose bodies were
not recovered. |
|
6
Feb |
AC2 |
HARRISON,
THOMAS GEORGE (513567) |
He was
undergoing training at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge when he was admitted to the
RAF Hospital, Halton, where he died from cerebro spinal meningitis. |
|
12
Feb |
AC2 |
McKAY, JOHN
(513700) |
He was
undergoing training at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge when he was admitted to the
RAF Hospital, Halton, where he died from cerebro spinal meningitis. |
|
13 Feb |
Flt Cdt |
ACTON ADAMS, ARTHUR MORLAND |
He was killed whilst under instruction
in Atlas, K1187 of the RAF College, Cranwell, his instructor being Fg Off A F
P Anning. They were carrying out a gliding turn during approach for a
practice forced landing when they lost flying speed. The court of inquiry
decided that the instructor, left the correction of this fault until it was
too late to recover the aircraft from the resulting dive. |
|
13 Feb |
Fg Off |
ANNING, ANTHONY FREDERICK PAUL |
He was killed whilst instructing Flt
Cdt A M Acton Adams in Atlas, K1187 of the RAF College, Cranwell. They were
carrying out a gliding turn during approach for a practice forced landing
when they lost flying speed . The court of inquiry decided that the
instructor, left the correction of this fault until it was too late to
recover the aircraft from the resulting dive. |
|
14
Feb |
AC2 |
CORK,
GEORGEEDWARD NORRIS (513549) |
He was
undergoing training at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge when he was admitted to the
RAF Hospital, Halton, where he died from cerebro spinal meningitis. |
|
17 Feb |
Flt Lt |
BAXTER, HENRY RICHARD FREDERICK |
He was serving
with No 13 Sqn as an Armament Officer when he died in the RAF Hospital
Uxbridge from heart failure. |
|
17 Feb |
Cpl |
BOYCE, VICTOR
REDVERS |
A Clerk/GD
with No 205 Sqn, he was killed
whilst flying in Horsley, S1444 of No 36 Sqn, which failed to recover from
dive and crashed into a mangrove swamp at Pulau Khatib Bangsu Island in the
Jahore Straits. He is buried in Kranji Military Cemetery. |
|
17 Feb |
Fg Off |
DAVIS, SIDNEY ALEXANDER |
He was killed whilst flying in Horsley, S1444 of No 36 Sqn, which failed to
recover from dive and crashed into a mangrove swamp at Pulau Khatib Bangsu
Island in the Jahore Straits. He is buried in Kranji Military Cemetery |
|
26 Feb |
Plt Off |
NEWCOMBE, JACK STEWART |
He was serving
with No 12 Sqn and was a member of the England team in the World Bobsleigh
Championship at St. Morit but just before the final he was taken ill and
died a week later at Kreisspital Samaden in Switzerland from Peritonitis. |
|
7 Mar |
Plt Off |
LAND, HAROLD
AuxAF |
He was killed
whilst flying Avro 504N, H2975, of No 602 Sqn which collided with Wapiti,
J9603 of the same unit. |
|
7
Mar |
Plt Off |
PHILIPS, GEORGE CHRISTOPHER
AuxAF |
He was killed
whilst flying Wapiti, J9603 of No 602 Sqn which collided with Avro 504N,
H2975 of the same unit. |
|
19 Mar |
Plt Off |
ANGELL, DAVID VICTOR |
He was killed
whilst flying Siskin IIIA, J9912 of No 29 Sqn, which crashed on his father's farm
at Bourn in Cambridgeshire. |
|
23 Mar |
Sgt |
ANTHONY, WILLIAM HENRY |
He was killed whilst flying an
unidentified Wapiti of No 55 Sqn, which flew into trees and exploded near
Sulaimaniya and is buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery. His
crewman, AC1 R H Nicholas was also killed. |
|
23 Mar |
AC |
NICHOLAS, ROBERT HUGO |
He was killed whilst flying as the
crewman in an unidentified Wapiti of No 55 Sqn, flown by Sgt W H Anthony,
who was also killed, which flew into trees and exploded near Sulaimaniya and
is buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery. |
|
23 Mar |
Fg Off |
McDOWELL, ALEXANDER MAXIMILIAN
(Lt RN) |
He was killed flying Fairey IIIF, S1341
of the RAF Training Base Leuchars when it suffered a starboard wing failure
and crashed near St Andrews. |
|
25 Mar |
AC2 |
MUNRO, ROBERT KENNETH |
He was serving
with No 30 Sqn as a Wireless Operator but nothing is recorded in the ORB and
he is buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery |
|
26 Mar |
AC1 |
CURTIS, GORDON
W |
He was serving
with No 500 Sqn at RAF Manston, when he died from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. |
|
27 Mar |
LAC |
SMITH, W H
(363026) |
He was killed in a fatal starting
accident with Bristol Fighter, H1493 of No 6 Sqn and he is buried in
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
27 Mar |
Fg Off |
WINTRINGHAM, CHARLES RICHARD FILDES |
He was killed
whilst flying in Atlas, J9952 of No.2 Sqn, which force landed in the sea off
Reculver after becoming lost in fog. |
|
27 Mar |
AC1 |
ELLARD,
LEONARD ALEXANDER (562091) |
He was killed
whilst flying in Atlas, J9952 of No 2 Sqn, which force landed in the sea off Reculver after becoming lost in fog. |
|
31 Mar |
Fg Off |
LITTLE, CHARLES HUGH RUDGARD |
He was killed
whilst flying Gamecock, J8073 of the Armament and Gunnery School which
crashed in a field off Rectory-road, Rochford in Essex whilst he was
attempting to land in order to assist a fellow pilot who had made a forced
landing. |
|
30 Mar |
Sgt |
MARTIN,
STANLEY HERBERT |
He was killed
whilst flying Hart, J9938 of No 33 Sqn which crashed at Bicester. |
|
30 Mar |
AC1 |
MASON, GEORGE
HENRY |
He was killed
whilst flying Hart, J9938 of No 33 Sqn which crashed at Bicester. |
|
3
Apr |
Fg Off |
SMITH ERNEST FREDERICK
RAFO |
He was killed,
along with two others when their Avro 594 Avian IIIA, G-EBZD crashed from a
height of 500 ft whilst executing a loop at Carshalton, Surrey. |
|
6
Apr |
Sgt |
BURBIDGE, ANDREW ALFRED |
He was serving with No 605 (County of
Warwick) Sqn, AAF and was riding a motorcycle combination with his wife and
child in the side-car when he collided with car at Dunton cross-roads.
He was taken to Birmingham General Hospital but died from his injuries. |
|
8
Apr |
Sqn Ldr |
WAUGH, JOHN KEITH
DSC |
He was seriously injured whilst flying
in Fairey IIIF, S1143 of Heliopolis Communication Flt when it stalled and
crashed on landing on 4 Apr 1931 but died four days later. He is buried in
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
14
Apr |
Flt Sgt |
CLARKE, HAROLD
EDWARD |
He was serving
with No 8 Sqn when he died at Steamer Point from septicaemia and is buried
in Maala Cemetery. |
|
18 Apr |
Fg Off (on prob) |
LAMDIN, FRANK
MBE |
He had only
recently been commissioned (from Sgt Maj) as a Stores Officer when he died
from spinal meningitis at the Greenlands Nursing Home, Reading . |
|
23 Apr |
AVM |
HOLT, FELTON VESEY
CMG, DSO |
Having carried out an inspection of RAF
Tangmere, he had taken off in his De Havilland Moth (K1838), with his PA
flying another Moth when a formation of Siskins of No 43 Sqn, seeing his
PA’s aircraft decided to pay him an aerial salute. Unfortunately, the
formation dived directly at the AVM, whom they could not see and the Siskin
on the left of the formation, flown by Sgt C G Wareham, caught the wing of
his Moth. Going into a spin, the pilot recovered and the AVM took to his
parachute, but they were too low, the AVM being killed when he hit the
ground without a fully deployed parachute and his pilot, Flt Lt H M Moody,
when the aircraft hit the ground. The inquest brought a verdict of
accidental death. |
|
23 Apr |
Flt Lt |
MOODY, HENRY MICHAEL
MC |
He was the pilot of Moth, K1838 of No 24
Sqn with AVM F V Holt, the AOC, Fighting Area as his passenger. They had
just taken off from RAF Tangmere after the AOC an carried out an inspection
of the station together with the AOC's PA, who was flying another Moth when
a formation of Siskins of No 43 Sqn, seeing his PA’s aircraft decided to pay
him an aerial salute. Unfortunately, the formation dived directly at the
AVM's aircraft, whom they could not see and the Siskin on the left of the
formation, flown by Sgt C G Wareham, caught the wing of his Moth. Going
into a spin, the Moody recovered and the AVM took to his parachute, but they
were too low and the AVM was killed when he hit the ground without a fully
deployed parachute and Flt Lt H M Moody, when the aircraft hit the ground.
The inquest brought a verdict of accidental death. |
|
24 Apr |
Fg Off |
WOOD, DAVID HARRY GADSDON |
He was killed
whilst flying in an unidentified aircraft of No 20 Sqn which crashed near
Shin Kamer. AC1 R F Ring, the gunner was also killed. |
|
24 Apr |
AC1 |
RING, RONALD
FREDERICK |
He was killed
whilst flying in an unidentified aircraft of No 20 Sqn which crashed near
Shin Kamer. Fg Off D H G Wood, the pilot was also killed. |
|
26 Apr |
LAC |
MILLIGAN, LESLIE CHARLES |
He was serving
as a Turner with No 70 Sqn but nothing is recorded in the ORB and he is
buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery. |
|
2 May |
Fg Off |
MACKAY, STEWART SINCLAIR |
He was killed
whilst flying Avro 504N, F8813 of No.2 Flying Training School, which stalled
and dived into the ground at Ashby-de-la-Launde, Lincolnshire. |
|
2 May |
AC2 |
SWAIN, JOSIAH |
He was killed
whilst flying in Avro 504N, F8813 of No.2 Flying Training School, which
stalled and dived into the ground at Ashby-de-la-Launde, Lincolnshire. |
|
5
May |
Flt Lt |
GLADSTONE, THOMAS ANTHONY
AFC, RAFO |
He was a
director of Imperial Airways (South Africa) Ltd when he was killed whilst
flying Puss Moth, ZU-ACC, which crashed at Van Reenan, Natal in the
Drakenburg Mountains during a storm. |
|
6 May |
AC1 |
MERRIMAN,
ALEXANDER BROWNLOW |
He was killed
when he abandoned an Atlas, ? of No 13 Sqn when it lost its engine as a
result of vibration caused by a broken propeller as it was about to land at
Netheravon. The pilot parachuted safely but Merriman didn't. |
|
7
May |
Flt Lt |
WAGHORN, HENRY RICHMOND DANVERS
AFC |
He was testing
a Hawker Horsley, J8932 fitted with an alternative engine with a Mr
Alexander of the RAE on 5 May 1931, when the aircraft became uncontrollable
and they were forced to abandon it at around 500 ft. Waghorn waited for
Alexander to jump before himself leaving the aircraft and he suffered
injuries when he hit a building, from which he died two days later. |
|
12 May |
Flt Cdt |
BERTRAM, HUGH LESLIE JAMES |
He was killed whilst flying Avro 504N,
J8751 of the RAF College Cranwell when he attempted a manoeuvre which
resulted in a stall at a height below which he could recover. |
|
12 May |
Flt Lt |
RICHARDS, WILLIAM JOSEPH |
A Signals
Officer, his unit is not known at present but he died, cause unknown, in the
RAF Hospital, Hinaidi and is buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery. |
|
19 May |
Fg Off |
COLQUHOUN, JAMES ARBURHNOT SUTHERLAND
(Lt RN) |
He was killed flying Blackburn Dart,
N9997 of No 464 Flt whilst returning to HMS Courageous following a mock
attack on the Fleet. As he broke formation to land, his aircraft stalled
and collided with N9995, both crashing into the Moray Firth from 800 ft. |
|
19 May |
Fg Off |
NANGLE, HENRY NATHANIEL MILO
(Lt RN) |
He was killed flying Blackburn Dart,
N9995 of No 464 Flt whilst returning to HMS Courageous following a mock
attack on the Fleet. N9997 stalled as it broke formation and collided with
N9995, both crashing into the Moray Firth from 800 ft. |
|
25 May |
Sgt |
SELVAGE, EDWIN
GERALD |
He was
serving at the RAF Depot, Middle East when he died in the Citadel Military
Hospital, cause unknown and is buried in Cairo New British Protestant
Cemetery. |
|
8 Jun |
Fg Off |
O'BRIEN, FRANCIS ALBERT
RAFO |
He was killed
whilst flying in Siskin III, G-ABHT of Air Service Training, which crashed
after attempting loop at Sarisbury, Hants. He was undertaking his annual
reserve training when the accident occurred. |
|
1 Jul |
Flt Lt |
STIRLING, ROBERT MILLER
AFC, RAFO |
He was killed in Ontario |
|
2
Jul |
Sgt |
HYNE, B W |
He was killed
whilst flying in Fairey IIIF, J9064 of No 14 Sqn, which crashed on landing
at Amman and is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. |
|
4
Jul |
Fg Off |
GRIFFIN, ROBERT VERNON |
He was serving
as the Pilotage Officer with No 101 Sqn, which was attending the armament
training camp at RAF Catfoss, when he was found lying dead on the grass
verge beside a damaged sports car between Beeford and Brandesburton. It
appears he had been thrown out of the car following the bursting of the near
side front tyre as he was travelling back to the camp from Bridlington. |
|
7
Jul |
LAC |
CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM. |
He was killed
at Deversoir, Egypt whilst flying in a Vickers Victoria of No 216 Sqn
piloted by F/O Charles Edmund William Nigel Cavendish Pelly and is buried in
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
7
Jul |
Fg Off |
CARTER, CHARLES HENRY
RAFO |
He was killed
flying Bristol Type 89 Trainer, G-EBOC, c/n 6965 which collided with G-AAWJ
being flown by Flt Lt E.H. Bryant whilst both aircraft where approaching to
land. |
|
14
Jul |
LAC |
PALMER, EDWIN
JAMES |
3 FTS when it
was struck as it taxied in after landing at Grantham by Tomtit, J9777 which
was taking off. |
|
5 Aug |
Flt Lt |
JONES, ARTHUR REGINALD
|
He was killed whilst flying an
unidentified Atlas of No 208 Sqn, which crashed at Almaza and is buried in
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery. His crewman, LAC E G C Henry was
also killed. |
|
5
Aug |
AC |
HENRY, EDGAR
GILES CLIVE |
He was killed whilst flying as the
crewman in an unidentified Atlas of No 208 Sqn, which crashed at Almaza,
being flown by Flt Lt A R Jones, who was also killed. He is buried in Cairo
New British Protestant Cemetery. |
|
7
Aug |
Plt Off |
VAUGHAN FOWLER, DENIS GEORGE |
He was killed whilst flying an
unidentified Siskin of No 41 Sqn. He had been flying at the Folkestone
Searchlight Tattoo, in an aircraft lit up with coloured lights and on his
return to Hawkinge, it developed engine trouble and overturned on landing,
bursting into flames and burning out. |
|
16 Aug |
Gp Capt |
FLACK, MARTIN WILLIAM
CBE, MB, BCh |
Serving as the
Director of Medical Research, he died in Halton Hospital, after a long
illness |
|
18 Aug |
Fg Off |
BRINTON, GERALD LEWIS
(Lt RN) |
He was killed in a flying accident in
Supermarine S6, N247, which had won the 1929 Schneider Trophy Race and also
held the world air speed record at that time. The aircraft began to
'porpoise' on take off and on the third attempt to lift off the aircraft
left the water but immediately nose dived into the sea and turned over. |
|
18 Aug |
Sqn Ldr |
CROLLIUS, JOHN ROBERT
MB, ChB, LMSSA |
He died in the
Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo, where he was probably serving. |
|
8 Sep |
Fg Off |
McMULLIN, CHARLES ROOSMALE
RAFO |
He was working
for Fairey Aviation when he was killed whilst flying Blackburn Bluebird, G-EBWE
which crashed in Belgium following the loss of its propeller en-route to the
company's facility at Gosselies. |
|
9
Sep |
LAC |
HUTSON, JOHN
|
He was serving
at RAF Abu Sueir and was killed whilst flying Atlas, K1015 of No 4 FTS and
is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
12
Sep |
AC1 |
PROCTOR,
SAMUEL 'STAN' JOHN (365922 )
|
He was serving
with Armoured Car Section, Aden when he died from multiple injuries, no
further details and is buried in Maala Cemetery. |
|
17 Sep |
Fg Off |
WHITFIELD, LAWRENCE |
He was an amateur jockey and died in the
Star and Garter Home, Peterham, Surrey from injuries sustained on 16 Jan
1931 during a race at Hurst Park. |
|
17 Sep |
Plt Off |
SCOTT, STENHOUSE ARNOLD
RAFO |
He died in
Redhill Hospital from injuries sustained in a motor cycle accident at
Golders' Green when he skidded and was thrown off. |
|
24 Sep |
LAC |
GWYTHER, JOHN TREVOR |
His unit and
cause of death is currently unknown and is buried in Basra (Makina) RAF
Cemetery but his death seems to coincide with an outbreak of Rabies(?) in
the Armoured Car Company in Makina. |
|
30 Sep |
Plt Off |
BROWNE, GILBERT ERNEST OGILVIE |
Serving at No
2 FTS, he died from injuries sustained in a motor accident the previous
night, when the car in which he was travelling collided with a stationary
lorry at Tempsford on the Great North Road (now A1). |
|
30 Sep |
Plt Off |
IRELAND, NOEL ARTHUR |
He was killed
whilst flying Bulldog, K1674 of No 23 Sqn, which crashed at Coulsdon Common
after failing to recover from a spin. |
|
1 Oct |
Fg Off |
ABBOTT, FREDERICK ERNEST |
He was killed
whilst flying Atlas, J9960 of No 208 Sqn, which crashed on take off at
Ismailia and is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. His passenger,
Lt-Col Percy Stewart Rowan, DSO, the Wiltshire Regiment was also killed. |
|
2
Oct |
Flt Lt |
ELLIOT, ARCHIBALD GUTHRIE
(Lt Cdr RN) |
He was killed whilst flying as the
observer of Blackburn Ripon, S1467 of No 461 Flt. They had been carrying
out a dummy torpedo attack on a ship when the pilot of the aircraft was
blinded by jettisoned fuel and dived into the sea near Farmgusta, Cyprus.
His pilot, Lt Cdr F S Benney RN was also killed. |
|
8
Oct |
LAC |
FULLER, RALPH REGINALD |
He fell out of
Victoria, J8919 of No 70 Sqn from about 700 ft as the aircraft was
attempting to make an emergency landing at night and is buried in Ma'asker
Al Raschid RAF Cemetery. |
|
14 Oct |
Sqn Ldr |
SALT, TREVOR EDWARD
AFC |
He was killed
whilst flying a Wapiti of Aircraft Depot, India, which crashed at Marud
Khan, near Karachi. |
|
26 Oct |
Fg Off |
SINGLETON, HENRY CHARLES |
He was killed
whilst flying an Atlas, (K1017 or J9526) of No 13 Sqn, which collided with
another of the same unit near Tidworth during a formation change. He is
buried in Netheravon (All Saints) Churchyard . |
|
26 Oct |
Plt Off |
WILLIAMS, ROGER |
He was killed
whilst flying an Atlas, (K1017 or J9526) of No 13 Sqn, which collided with
another of the same unit near Tidworth during a formation change. He is
buried in Netheravon (All Saints) Churchyard . |
|
26 Oct |
AC2 |
LANAWAY,
REGINALD HENRY |
He was killed
whilst flying as a passenger in an Atlas, (K1017 or J9526) of No 13 Sqn,
flown by Plt Off Singleton, which collided with another of the same unit
near Tidworth during a formation change. |
|
30 Oct |
Fg Off |
MARKBY, JOHN EUGENE |
A member of No
504 Sqn, he was killed
whilst flying Tutor, K2498 of No 3 FTS, which crashed at Bulwell Hill Golf
Links near Nottingham whilst carrying out aerobatics. |
|
30 Oct |
Fg Off |
McHARDY, LOUIS |
A member of No
504 Sqn, he was killed
whilst flying Tutor, K2498 of No 3 FTS, which crashed at Bulwell Hill Golf
Links near Nottingham whilst carrying out aerobatics. |
|
2 Nov |
Fg Off |
BANNERMAN, ISMAY
MB, ChB |
He was serving
as a medical officer at the RAF Hospital, Halton and died there from
injuries sustained on 30 October in a motorcycle accident between Tring and
Berkhamstead. In the collision with another vehicle he was thrown in front
of an approaching bus, and his machine caught fire. |
|
8
Nov |
Fg Off |
JONES, EDWARD ARNOLD
RAFO |
He was fatally
injured, later dying in hospital, whilst flying in De Havilland DH60M Moth,
G-AAVU of Brooklands Flying School, nose-dived and crashed in attempting to
land at Hendon Aerodrome. |
|
24 Nov |
Plt Off |
SHRIMPTON, JOHN EDWARD |
He was serving
with SHQ, RAF Tangmere when he was killed
whilst flying a Moth, K1210 of the RAF Kenley station flight when it
collided with Bulldog, K1615 of No 32 Sqn over Kenley. |
|
24 Nov |
Flt Lt |
LACEY, ERNEST VAIR SLEIGH |
He was serving
as the Station Signals Officer at RAF Kenley when he was killed
flying Moth, K1210 of the RAF Kenley station flight when it
collided with Bulldog, K1615 of No 32 Sqn over Kenley. |
|
25 Nov |
AC1 |
PEARSON, WILLIAM JAMES |
He was serving
at the Aircraft Depot, Iraq when he died, cause unknown and is buried in
Ma'asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery. |
|
27 Nov |
Flt Lt |
FREEMAN FOWLER, JOHN |
He was serving
as the Accountant Officer with No 6 Sqn when he died in Moascar Military
Hospital from acute septicaemia and
is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
28 Nov |
Fg Off |
TEIDEMAN, ARTHUR GEORGE |
A member of No
465 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flight, he was killed whilst flying in Moth,
K1203 of RAF Gosport, which crashed in a garden at Hillhead, Hampshire. |
|
28 Nov |
Fg Off |
MACKENZIE, JOHN BURALEM |
He was killed
whilst flying in Moth, K1203 of RAF Gosport, which crashed in a garden at
Hillhead, Hampshire. |
|
30 Nov |
Flt Cdt |
DATHAN, NORMAN GILLY |
He died from
injuries sustained on 24 November in a flying accident whilst flying Atlas,
K1499 of the RAF College, Cranwell. He was practicing at a relief landing
ground and is thought to have stalled in a climbing turn from a height of
100-200 ft, thereby having insufficient height to regain control. |
|
10 Dec |
Plt Off |
WILSON, LESLIE JOHN HENRY |
He was
undergoing training at No 5 FTS when he was killed at Capenhurst, when the
car he was driving left the road and collided with a tree in a plantation,
he is buried in Hawarden (St Deiniol) Churchyard .. |
|
19 Dec |
Fg Off |
LAWSON, GEORGE WALTER |
He was serving
with No 9 Sqn but was killed whilst flying a DH60M Moth (K1854?) of SHQ, Boscombe Down at Beacon Hill, Salisbury Plain and is buried in
Amesbury Cemetery. |
|
19 Dec |
Flt Lt |
SOUTHAM, GEORGE JUSTICE |
He was
serving with SHQ Boscombe Down on Engineer duties when he was killed whilst
flying in a DH60M Moth (K1854?) of SHQ, Boscombe Down at
Beacon Hill, Salisbury Plain and is buried in Amesbury Cemetery. |
|
21 Dec |
Fg Off |
HEINEMANN, P D
(Lt RN) |
He was killed whilst flying Flycatcher,
N9670 of No 406 Flt. He spun into the sea near Bahrain during target
practice against a floating target towed behind a ship. |
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