|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casualties - 21 - 30 November 1940
| Date | Name | Rank | Comments |
|
21 Nov |
HARMS, JAMES LANE |
Plt Off |
He was serving with No 267 Sqn and was on a course at AGS ME, when he died in Moascar Hospital after developing food poisoning. he is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
21 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Beaufighter I, R2068 of No 25 Sqn, which was lost in the North Sea in fog. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
21 Nov |
POWELL, EDWIN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Beaufighter I, R2068 of No 25 Sqn, which was lost in the North Sea in fog. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
21 Nov |
ELLIOTT, THOMAS DOUGLAS |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5072 DY-P of No 102 Sqn, which was lost over the North Sea on a raid to Duisburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
21 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5072 DY-P of No 102 Sqn, which was lost over the North Sea on a raid to Duisburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
21 Nov |
GROOM, SAMUEL ROBERT |
Wg Cdr |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5072 DY-P of No 102 Sqn, which was lost over the North Sea on a raid to Duisburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
21 Nov |
HOGARTH, LESLIE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5072 DY-P of No 102 Sqn, which was lost over the North Sea on a raid to Duisburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
21 Nov |
STEVENS, EDWARD DENYS |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5072 DY-P of No 102 Sqn, which was lost over the North Sea on a raid to Duisburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
21 Nov |
Sgt |
He died from injuries sustained the previous night whilst flying Gladiator II, N5644 of No 247 Sqn, which flew into high ground at night near Okehampton in Devon. He is buried in Bodfari (St Stephen) Churchyard. |
|
|
21 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire II, P7387 of No 603 Sqn, which crashed near Faversham after colliding with a He 111. He is buried in Stoke (St Michael) Churchyard. |
|
|
22 Nov |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 15 OTU and was killed in a motor accident when the car in which he was a passenger collided with lorry on the Great North Road at Great Gunnerby, near Grantham, and is buried in Eccleshall (All Saints) Churchyard. |
|
|
22 Nov |
SPIERS, PHILLIP GEORGE |
AC2 |
He had been serving with No 3 Medical Receiving Station when he died in the RAF Hospital, Halton from cerebrospinal meningitis and he is buried in Halton (St Michael) Churchyard. |
|
22 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, X2987 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed into the bomb dump at Hemswell when it undershot on landing. He is buried in Harpswell (St Chad) Churchyard. |
|
|
22 Nov |
PELHAM, ROWLAND |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, X2987 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed into the bomb dump at Hemswell when it undershot on landing. He is buried in Croydon (Mitcham Road) Cemetery. |
|
22 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, L4194 of No 106 Sqn, which was shot down by flak on a 'gardening' sortie to Lorient. He is buried in Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery. |
|
|
22 Nov |
GLENN, THOMAS WILLIAM |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, L4194 of No 106 Sqn, which was shot down by flak on a 'gardening' sortie to Lorient. He is buried in Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery. |
|
22 Nov |
HULL, NORMAN WILLIAM |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, L4194 of No 106 Sqn, which was shot down by flak on a 'gardening' sortie to Lorient. He is buried in Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery. |
|
22 Nov |
NEWTON, ALEC WILLIAM |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, L4194 of No 106 Sqn, which was shot down by flak on a 'gardening' sortie to Lorient. He is buried in Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery. |
|
22 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire I, X4593 of No 266 Sqn, which impacted at Holme in Cambridgeshire from a high altitude dive possibly as the result of an oxygen failure. He was cremated at Brighton (Woodvale) Borough Crematorium |
|
|
23 Nov |
DAWES, VINCENT EDWIN |
LAC |
He was serving at RAF Kalafrana when he was killed in an air raid. He is buried in Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. |
|
23 Nov |
WILLIAMS, THOMAS RHYS |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 1 Signals School at Cranwell when he fell into the River Witham and drowned, he is buried in Merthyr Tydfil (FFrwd) Cemetery, Penderyn. |
|
23 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Beaufort I, L9946 of No 22 Sqn, when he baled out following an engine failure on return from the mission. He is buried in Brighton and Hove Jewish Cemetery. |
|
|
23 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, R2783 of No 59 Sqn, which was shot down over the Channel by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
23 Nov |
CARVIL, LAWRENCE SAMUEL |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2783 of No 59 Sqn, which was shot down over the Channel by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
WOODCOCK, JOHN CARY |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2783 of No 59 Sqn, which was shot down over the Channel by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2471 of No 214 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a raid to Berlin. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
23 Nov |
PEARS, EDWARD ROBERT MATHESON |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2471 of No 214 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a raid to Berlin. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
BROOKE, HAROLD WIGNELL |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2471 of No 214 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a raid to Berlin. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
BISHOP, ROBERT CHARLES |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2471 of No 214 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a raid to Berlin. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
TAYLOR, ALBERT EDWARD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2471 of No 214 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a raid to Berlin. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
HYAM, ALFRED |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2471 of No 214 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a raid to Berlin. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
23 Nov |
Cpl |
He was serving with No 907 Sqn and was returning to his quarters in Bedford from his mother's hotel in Stevenage, whilst on leave, when he collided with a truck in his sports car. He is buried in Stevenage (St Nicholas) Churchyard. |
|
|
23 Nov |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 930 Sqn, and was killed during a bombing raid when a bomb exploded near his balloon site. He is buried in Ashford (Bybrook) Cemetery. |
|
|
23 Nov |
CAMERON, JAMES SHARP |
Cpl |
He was serving with No 947 Sqn and died at Roseberry Terrace, Stanley from miliary tuberculosis. He is buried in Kirkhill Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
DEASE, RICHARD EDMUND |
Plt Off |
He was serving at the Air Ministry in London but died in the Royal Salop Infirmary and is buried in Shrewsbury General Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
TRAVERS, ERNEST JOHN |
Fg Off |
He was serving with No 5 AONS and drowned whilst bathing at the 'Wilderness' in George. He is buried in Oudtshoorn Old Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
VOWLES, WALTER GEORGE |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 6 MU when he was killed in an air raid on Bristol, possibly along with his mother and is buried in Bristol (Arnos Vale) Roman Catholic Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
CREHAN, THOMAS |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 39 Sqn and died from a heart attack and is buried in Maala Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
Sgt |
He was flying in Whitley V, T4160 KN-L of No 77 Sqn, which ditched in the Channel when it ran out of fuel but is presumed to have drowned when the dinghy failed to inflate correctly and drifted away. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
24 Nov |
MOORE, FREDERICK LESLIE |
Sgt |
He was flying in Whitley V, T4160 KN-L of No 77 Sqn, which ditched in the Channel when it ran out of fuel but is presumed to have drowned when the dinghy failed to inflate correctly and drifted away. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
PARTON, FRANK ALBERT |
Sgt |
He was flying in Whitley V, T4160 KN-L of No 77 Sqn, which ditched in the Channel when it ran out of fuel but is presumed to have drowned when the dinghy failed to inflate correctly and drifted away. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
SULLIVAN, VINCENT GERALD |
Sgt |
He was flying in Whitley V, T4160 KN-L of No 77 Sqn, which ditched in the Channel when it ran out of fuel but is presumed to have drowned when the dinghy failed to inflate correctly and drifted away. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
CAMPBELL, ALAN ANDREW |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1928 of No 107 Sqn, which ditched in the North Sea on its return from a raid on North-West Germany. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
WATTS, CECIL JAMES |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1928 of No 107 Sqn, which ditched in the North Sea on its return from a raid on North-West Germany. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, Z5734 of No 272 Sqn, which stalled in combat with a Fairey Fulmar after arriving over the wrong convoy. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
24 Nov |
HAIR, JOHN GARDINER |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, Z5734 of No 272 Sqn, which stalled in combat with a Fairey Fulmar after arriving over the wrong convoy. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
SMITH, PERCY RONALD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, Z5734 of No 272 Sqn, which stalled in combat with a Fairey Fulmar after arriving over the wrong convoy. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
24 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Whitley V, P5090 of No 502 Sqn, which crashed into high ground in Perthshire on its return from a convoy patrol. He is buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery. |
|
|
24 Nov |
CURTIS, JAMES GERRARD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5090 of No 502 Sqn, which crashed into high ground in Perthshire on its return from a convoy patrol. He is buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
PERFECT, JACK |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5090 of No 502 Sqn, which crashed into high ground in Perthshire on its return from a convoy patrol. He is buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
WESTOBY, JOHN JAMES |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Whitley V, P5090 of No 502 Sqn, which crashed into high ground in Perthshire on its return from a convoy patrol. He is buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
WHITSED, JOHN |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5090 of No 502 Sqn, which crashed into high ground in Perthshire on its return from a convoy patrol. He is buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery. |
|
24 Nov |
BLAKE, LEONARD ERNEST CHARLES |
Sgt |
He was possibly injured whilst flying in R2510, the DH Hertfordshire prototype which had been allocated to No 24 Sqn, and crashed at Hendon following loss of flying speed on take off. He later died from his injuries and is buried in City of Westminster (Paddington) Cemetery, Mill Hill. |
|
25 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Oxford I, R5954 of No 2 CFS, which crashed on take off from Fulbeck at night and is buried in Nuffield (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. |
|
|
25 Nov |
BOURNE, HENRY FRED |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 13 Balloon Centre when he died in the RAF Hospital, Halton from carcinoma of the lung and is buried in Hull Northern Cemetery. |
|
25 Nov |
HERON, EMMERSON |
AC2 |
He was serving at RAF Digby when he was killed in an unspecified accident at RAF Digby and is buried in Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery. |
|
25 Nov |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 14 OTU when he was fatally injured when his motor-cycle collided with a lorry at Nether Broughton two days previously and is buried in Cottesmore (St Nicholas) Churchyard Extension. |
|
|
25 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, R1176 LN-B of No 99 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Kiel. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
25 Nov |
SWATTON, FRANK |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, R1176 LN-B of No 99 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Kiel. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
BOWLER, JAMES ARTHUR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, R1176 LN-B of No 99 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Kiel. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
DICK, WILLIAM RATTRAY ALLAN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, R1176 LN-B of No 99 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Kiel. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
MACNAB, ALISTAIR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, R1176 LN-B of No 99 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Kiel. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
POWELL, RAYMOND WILLIAM |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IC, R1176 LN-B of No 99 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Kiel. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, N6238 of No 101 Sqn, which was lost in the North Sea on a raid to Hamburg. He is buried in Ryton Cemetery. |
|
|
25 Nov |
COX, RONALD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, N6238 of No 101 Sqn, which was lost in the North Sea on a raid to Hamburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
NORMAN, ADOLPHUS WILFRED |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, N6238 of No 101 Sqn, which was lost in the North Sea on a raid to Hamburg. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
25 Nov |
LEE, TERENCE EDWARD |
Plt Off |
He was seriously wounded whilst flying in Whitley V, P5073 DY-D of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down on 25 Oct 1940 by an intruder near Tholthorpe on its return from a raid on Berlin. He died from his wounds on this day and is buried in Trusthorpe (St Peter) Churchyard. |
|
25 Nov |
WILSON, ANGUS S. |
Sgt |
He was seriously wounded whilst flying in Whitley V, P5073 DY-D of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down on 25 Oct 1940 by an intruder near Tholthorpe on its return from a raid on Berlin. . He is buried in Stane Cemetery. |
|
25 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, P1320 of No 106 Sqn, which crashed near Stamford during night flying practice. He is buried in Glasgow (Lambhill) Cemetery. |
|
|
25 Nov |
CARTHEW, ERIC FRANK |
Sgt |
A member of No 50 Sqn, he was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, P1320 of No 106 Sqn, which crashed near Stamford during night flying practice. He is buried in St Neots Cemetery. |
|
25 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was whilst flying in Magister I, N3976 of No 615 Sqn, which broke up at 200 ft near Sunningdale. He was cremated at Woking (St John's) Crematorium |
|
|
25 Nov |
McCLINTOCK, JOHN ARTHUR PETER |
Plt Off |
He was whilst flying in Magister I, N3976 of No 615 Sqn, which broke up at 200 ft near Sunningdale. He was cremated at Woking (St John's) Crematorium |
|
25 Nov |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 951 Sqn, and was seriously injured when a balloon broke free following a bomb blast near his site on 24 Nov 1940. He died from his wounds the following day and is buried in Melrose (Wairds) Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
BARBOUR, MATTHEW MUIR |
Plt Off |
He was probably killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, N3630 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
26 Nov |
BETHELL, ALFRED WILLIAM |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Master I, T8387 of No 5 SFTS, which dived into the ground near Uffington in Shropshire. He is buried in Shirley (St James) Churchyard, Solihull |
|
26 Nov |
AC2 |
He was serving as an Assistant Cook at RAF Honington when he died in the West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, from injuries sustained when he slipped and fell, breaking his neck whilst playing with another airman, he is buried in Seagoe Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
PAUL, PETER GRAHAM WILLS |
LAC |
He was killed whilst flying Master I, N7427 of No 5 SFTS, which crashed into trees whilst attempting a forced landing at Coddington Malpas following an engine failure. He is buried in Hawarden (St Deiniol) Churchyard. |
|
26 Nov |
SPRENGER, WILLIAM PATERSON RCAF |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Hurricane I, V6746 of No 1 (RCAF) Sqn, which rolled and crashed at Luss near Dumbarton during an AA Co-operation exercise. He is buried in Vale of Leven (or Bonhill) Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Battle I, L5071 of No 12 OTU which crashed two minutes after taking off from Mount Farm. |
|
|
26 Nov |
GNASZAKA, |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Battle I, L5071 of No 12 OTU which crashed two minutes after taking off from Mount Farm. |
|
26 Nov |
BLYSKAL, F |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Battle I, L5071 of No 12 OTU which crashed two minutes after taking off from Mount Farm. |
|
26 Nov |
Flt Lt |
An instructor on No 15 OTU, he was killed whilst flying Wellington I, L4326 which stalled in the circuit at Hampstead Norris. He is buried in Harwell Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
BURNS, ROBERT (968516) |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Wellington I, L4326 of No 15 OTU, which stalled in the circuit at Hampstead Norris. He is buried in Congleton (St Peter) Churchyard. |
|
26 Nov |
WOODWARD, HAROLD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Wellington I, L4326 of No 15 OTU, which stalled in the circuit at Hampstead Norris. He is buried in Beeston and Stapleford (Beeston) Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, T1854 of No 17 OTU, which crashed into high ground in bad weather near Kettering. He is buried in Mountain Ash (Maesyrarian) Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
DAVIES, GWYN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1854 of No 17 OTU, which crashed into high ground in bad weather near Kettering. He is buried in Woodfieldside (Jerusalem) Chapelyard |
|
26 Nov |
ROBINSON, ARTHUR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1854 of No 17 OTU, which crashed into high ground in bad weather near Kettering. He is buried in Bury Cemetery, Huntingdonshire |
|
26 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, R2792 of No 17 OTU, which crashed into a wood in bad weather near Bury St Edmunds. He is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Surrey |
|
|
26 Nov |
THORN, ROBERT LEONARD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2792 of No 17 OTU, which crashed into a wood in bad weather near Bury St Edmunds. He is buried in Beck Row (St John) Churchyard. |
|
26 Nov |
WILSON-NORTH, BRUCE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2792 of No 17 OTU, which crashed into a wood in bad weather near Bury St Edmunds. He is buried in Walcott (All Saints) Churchyard. |
|
26 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R3914 of No 21 Sqn, which crashed into a hill near Middleton in Teesdale on its return from a raid on Cologne. He is buried in Manchester Southern Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
MOORE, ALBERT |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R3914 of No 21 Sqn, which crashed into a hill near Middleton in Teesdale on its return from a raid on Cologne. He is buried in Catterick Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
OSBORNE, DOUGLAS GEORGE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R3914 of No 21 Sqn, which crashed into a hill near Middleton in Teesdale on its return from a raid on Cologne. He is buried in Donnington (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. |
|
26 Nov |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying Beaufort I, L9889 of No 22 Sqn, which was shot down by flak during a shipping attack of the Dutch coast. He is buried in Sage War Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
DOUGLAS, STANLEY NORMAN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Beaufort I, L9889 of No 22 Sqn, which was shot down by flak during a shipping attack of the Dutch coast. He is buried in Sage War Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
MARTIN, STEPHEN FREDERICK |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Beaufort I, L9889 of No 22 Sqn, which was shot down by flak during a shipping attack of the Dutch coast. He is buried in Schiermonnikoog (Vrenenhof) Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, N3630 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
26 Nov |
COWLING, ARTHUR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, N3630 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
26 Nov |
HINTON, GEORGE ALFRED |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, N3630 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
26 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, V5371 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
26 Nov |
MACAULAY, IAN STUART |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, V5371 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is buried in Minster (Thanet) Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
BEMBRIDGE, BENJAMIN LESLIE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, V5371 of 53 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid on oil depots at Ghent. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, R3889 of 59 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid Lorient. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
26 Nov |
BATTLE, ERNEST FREDERICK |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R3889 of 59 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid Lorient. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
26 Nov |
NEWMAN, FREDERIC JACK RNZAF |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R3889 of 59 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid Lorient. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
26 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, X3064 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed near Hemswell on its return from a raid on Kiel. He is buried in Penicuik Cemetery. |
|
|
26 Nov |
FENWICK, ERIC PARKER |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, X3064 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed near Hemswell on its return from a raid on Kiel. He is buried in Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
HOPKINS, JOHN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, X3064 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed near Hemswell on its return from a raid on Kiel. He is buried in Darvel Old Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
WILLIAMSON, FREDERICK GEORGE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hampden I, X3064 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed near Hemswell on its return from a raid on Kiel. He is buried in Knockbreda Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
ANDERSON, DONALD STANLEY |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, T2067 of No 113 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid against Bir Sofafi. He is buried in Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
LEE, GEORGE HERBERT |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T2067 of No 113 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid against Bir Sofafi. He is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial |
|
26 Nov |
YOUNG, ERNEST SEATH |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T2067 of No 113 Sqn, which failed to return from a raid against Bir Sofafi. He is buried in Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
ASHTON, DENNIS KENNETH |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Hurricane, N2701 of No 261 Sqn, which was shot down by a CR 42 shortly after having shot down one himself. He is buried in Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. |
|
26 Nov |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 603 Sqn, and was killed at RAF Hornchurch when he slipped whilst trying to jump on to the running board of a lorry and was crushed beneath it, he is buried in Glenfield (St Peter) Churchyard. |
|
|
26 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim I, L6728 of No 604 Sqn, which crashed at Danebury Hill, Hampshire. He is buried in Idridgehay (St James) Churchyard. |
|
|
26 Nov |
TAYLOR, RONALD HENRY WILLIAM |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim I, L6728 of No 604 Sqn, which crashed at Danebury Hill, Hampshire. He is buried in Hampstead Cemetery. |
|
27 Nov |
BARNES, DOUGLAS |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 10 BGS, and was killed when Whitley, P5009 crashed into a mountainside near Loch Enoch. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
27 Nov |
SZAMRAJEW, L |
Plt Off | He was flying Whitley, P5009 of No 10 BGS, and was killed when it crashed into a mountainside near Loch Enoch. The aircraft was not found until 12 Dec 1940 |
|
27 Nov |
LUSZCZEUSKI, H | Sgt | He was flying Whitley, P5009 of No 10 BGS, and was killed when it crashed into a mountainside near Loch Enoch. The aircraft was not found until 12 Dec 1940 |
|
27 Nov |
BILLER, JOHN WILLIAM |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with HQ No 30 Group when he died in the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, from a perforated duodenal ulcer and is buried in Camberwell New Cemetery. |
|
27 Nov |
COOK, JOHN ALFRED |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 9 EFTS when he died in Birmingham General Hospital from sarcoma of the tonsils and is buried in Kensington (Gunnersbury) Cemetery. |
|
27 Nov |
LARDNER, REGINALD JAMES |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 1 (C) OTU when he died at died at RAF Silloth in an accident with a light machine gun and is buried in Stroud Old Cemetery. |
|
27 Nov |
SMITH, ROBERT DANIEL |
Sgt |
He was serving as a Wireless Operator with No 13 OTU when he died on active service, his death being registered in Gosport and is buried in Caversfield (St Laurence) Churchyard. |
|
27 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1886 of No 105 Sqn, which crashed near Swanton Morley as it was attempting to land after a raid on Cologne. He is buried in Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery. |
|
|
27 Nov |
SLADE, STANLEY WALTER |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1886 of No 105 Sqn, which crashed near Swanton Morley as it was attempting to land after a raid on Cologne. He is buried in Morchard Bishop (St Mary) Churchyard. |
|
27 Nov |
MEIKLE, ROBERT |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1886 of No 105 Sqn, which crashed near Swanton Morley as it was attempting to land after a raid on Cologne. He is buried in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (St Nicholas) Cemetery. |
|
27 Nov |
Sgt |
He was the gunner in Hardy, K4311 of No 237 Sqn and was killed when it was attacked by CR 42s. The aircraft was force landed near Metemma. He is buried in Keren War Cemetery. |
|
|
28 Nov |
AITKEN, WILLIAM PATTERSON HANNAH |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 3 School of Technical Training when he was killed in an air raid whilst on leave at home, his death being registered in West Cheshire and is buried in Wigan Cemetery. |
|
28 Nov |
CORNISH, JOHN CHARLES |
Sgt |
He was lost over the Mediterranean whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2894 of the Overseas Air Delivery Flight which was being ferried to the Middle East to begin the re-equipment of No 70 Sqn. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
Plt Off |
He died from injuries sustained on 25 November whilst flying in Oxford I, R5955 of No 2 CFS, which crashed on take off from Fulbeck at night He is buried in Seaford Cemetery. |
|
|
28 Nov |
GRAY, JOHN ARCHIBALD |
Fg Off |
He was lost over the Mediterranean whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2894 of the Overseas Air Delivery Flight which was being ferried to the Middle East to begin the re-equipment of No 70 Sqn. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
HOGGER, HUGH ALPHONSO |
Sgt |
He was lost over the Mediterranean whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2894 of the Overseas Air Delivery Flight which was being ferried to the Middle East to begin the re-equipment of No 70 Sqn. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
HOHLER, CRAVEN GORING |
Wg Cdr |
He was lost over the Mediterranean whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2894 of the Overseas Air Delivery Flight which was being ferried to the Middle East to begin the re-equipment of No 70 Sqn, of which he was the OC. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
JEFFERIES, JACK HERBERT |
Sgt |
He was lost over the Mediterranean whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2894 of the Overseas Air Delivery Flight which was being ferried to the Middle East to begin the re-equipment of No 70 Sqn. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
JOHNSON, DOUGLAS GEORGE |
Sgt |
He was lost over the Mediterranean whilst flying in Wellington IC, T2894 of the Overseas Air Delivery Flight which was being ferried to the Middle East to begin the re-equipment of No 70 Sqn. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
JOHNSON, FREDERICK ERIC VALENTINE |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 214 Sqn Reserve Flt, at the time of his death. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
WAITE, GEORGE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Oxford I, N6330 of No 3 SFTS, which dived into the ground at Bibury. He is buried in Loftus Cemetery. |
|
28 Nov |
BIRCH, COLIN GRANVILLE DFC |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
BUTLER, BENJAMIN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
DICKSON, JOHN CAMPBELL |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
GASKELL, NORMAN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
GRAHAM, THOMAS |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
JOHNSON, DOUGLAS GEORGE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
VEVERS, ROBERT |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
WARD, MAURICE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
WILLIAMSON, DONALD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington IA, N2884 of No 20 OTU, which was lost without a trace on a navigation exercise over the North Sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire II, P7491 of No 66 Sqn, when he collided with Spitfire, P7492 of the same squadron. He was cremated at the South London Crematorium, Mitcham |
|
|
28 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Gladiator II, N5812 of No 80 Sqn, when he collided with an enemy aircraft over Delvine in Greece. He is buried in The Churchyard of the Twelve Apostles, Drovian. |
|
|
28 Nov |
Sgt |
He was severely wounded whilst flying in Blenheim IV, N6236 of No 101 Sqn, when it crashed following the loss of the starboard propeller. He died four days later and is buried in Epsom Cemetery. |
|
|
28 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5077 DY-B of No 102 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Le Havre. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
28 Nov |
COLLIER, RALPH |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5077 DY-B of No 102 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Le Havre. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
LIVESEY, WALTER |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5077 DY-B of No 102 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Le Havre. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
ROWLEY, DENNIS |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5077 DY-B of No 102 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Le Havre. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
WEST, GEORGE EDWARD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, P5077 DY-B of No 102 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Le Havre. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
28 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire I, P9427 of No 152 Sqn, which was shot down off the Dorset coast by a Bf 109. |
|
|
28 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was baled out of Spitfire I, R6597 of No 152 Sqn, when he was shot down by a Bf 109 but his parachute caught on the aircraft. He is buried in Nottingham Southern Cemetery. |
|
|
28 Nov |
BARROW, HECTOR JACK RAYMOND |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Hurricane I, P3349 of No 213 Sqn, which was shot down over Tangmere by a Bf 109. He is buried in Colleville-sur-Mer Churchyard. |
|
28 Nov |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 218 Sqn was died from injuries sustained when he walked into a revolving propeller. He is buried in Sheffield (Shiregreen) Cemetery. |
|
|
28 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Hurricane X P5189 of No 501 Sqn, which shot down off Hastings by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
28 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire I, N3242 of No 602 Sqn, when he baled out at too low an altitude, having been shot down by a Bf 109. He was cremated at Brighton (Woodvale) Borough Crematorium |
|
|
28 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire I, R6631 of No 609 Sqn, which as shot down off the Isle of Wight by a Bf 109. He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery |
|
|
28 Nov |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire I, X4586 'O' of No 609 Sqn, which as shot down off the Isle of Wight by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
28 Nov |
CRAIG, JOHN EDWIN |
LAC |
He was serving with No 938 Sqn at Stockton on Tees and was killed in road traffic accident. He was travelling in a sidecar which collided with the rear of a stationary lorry. He is buried in Reet and Grinton Cemetery. |
|
29 Nov |
BUTLER, SAMUEL |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hudson I, P5142 of No 1 (C) OTU, which dived into the sea shortly after taking off from Silloth. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
DAVIES, ALFRED WILLIAM |
AC1 |
He was killed whilst flying in Hudson I, P5142 of No 1 (C) OTU, which dived into the sea shortly after taking off from Silloth. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
ILLINGWORTH, THOMAS CHARLES |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hudson I, P5142 of No 1 (C) OTU, which dived into the sea shortly after taking off from Silloth. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
LILLEY, ANTHONY ST JOHN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hudson I, P5142 of No 1 (C) OTU, which dived into the sea shortly after taking off from Silloth. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
WILKINSON, GEORGE MILLER |
Cpl |
He was probably serving at the RAF Police HQ, Uxbridge when died from injuries sustained in a MT accident and is buried in Hayes (St Mary) Churchyard, Bromley. |
|
29 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim IV, R3705 of No 13 OTU, which crashed near Bicester following an engine failure. He is buried in Dethick Lea and Holloway Cemetery. |
|
|
29 Nov |
VERITY, RICHARD LAWRENCE |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R3705 of No 13 OTU, which crashed near Bicester following an engine failure. He is buried in Lytham St Anne's (Park) Cemetery. |
|
29 Nov |
LUSTY, WILLIAM EDWARD |
Sgt |
He was seriously injured whilst flying in Blenheim IV, P6934, of No 18 Sqn, which crashed near Great Massingham after colliding with power cables on 28 Nov 1940. He died the following day and is buried in Gloucester Old Cemetery. |
|
29 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2796 of No 21 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid against enemy airfields. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
29 Nov |
MOFFAT, GEORGE GORDON |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2796 of No 21 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid against enemy airfields. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
STILWELL, RAYMOND BROOKS |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, R2796 of No 21 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid against enemy airfields. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, L9463 of No 59 Sqn, which was shot down into the Channel by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
29 Nov |
MAGEE, LOUIS EDWARD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, L9463 of No 59 Sqn, which was shot down into the Channel by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
SCOTCHMERE, JAMES BRIAN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, L9463 of No 59 Sqn, which was shot down into the Channel by a Bf 109. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
29 Nov |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 70 Sqn, and died in Moascar Military Hospital from injuries sustained in a motor accident on t e Suez Road on 27 November and is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
|
29 Nov |
HUTCHINSON, JOSEPH DICK |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T2080 of No 107 Sqn, which was shot down by Vichy French fighters on a delivery flight from Gibraltar to Malta. He is buried in Massicault War Cemetery. |
|
29 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire, R6907 of No 152 Sqn, which dived into the ground near Blandford. He was cremated at Weymouth Crematorium |
|
|
29 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Spitfire II, P7449 of No 603 Sqn, which dived into the ground near Broomfield, Kent. He is buried in Harborne (St Peter) Churchyard. |
|
|
30 Nov |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying Blenheim I, L1248 of No 5 OTU, which crashed at East Challow, Berks. He is buried in Kilmadock Burial Ground. |
|
|
30 Nov |
HYDE, ERNEST |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 32 MU when he was killed at home in Liverpool during an air raid and is buried in Wavertree (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. |
|
30 Nov |
TETLOW, DOUGLAS STANSFIELD |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 13 OTU and was killed in an accident when his motor cycle combination collided with an Army lorry near Bicester, he is buried in Hitchin Cemetery. |
|
30 Nov |
VENNEEAR, JAMES ERNEST |
AC2 |
He was serving at RAF Desford when he died in Leicester Royal Infirmary from Addisons disease and is buried in Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery. |
|
30 Nov |
WHITE, FRANCIS STUART |
LAC |
He was serving with No 45 Sqn, and drowned in the River Nile when he fell from the steamer taking him from Sudan to Helwan. He is buried in Aswan Bandar British Cemetery. |
|
30 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, L9463 of No 59 Sqn, which stalled after taking off from Thorney Island. He is buried in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery. |
|
|
30 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Hurricane I, P3704 of No 143 Sqn, which crashed near Chichester. |
|
|
30 Nov |
BAIN, CLAUDE HORACE |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Wellington IC, T2893 of No 214 Sqn Middle East Flight, which crashed at Elmdon following an engine failure during a delivery flight to the Middle East. He is buried in Haverhill Cemetery. |
|
30 Nov |
RAGGENBASS, JOHN |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Wellington IC, T2893 of No 214 Sqn Middle East Flight, which crashed at Elmdon following an engine failure during a delivery flight to the Middle East. He is buried in Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery. |
|
30 Nov |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Hurricane I of No 245 Sqn, which crashed at Crockeneel near Cushendall during an air combat practice. He is buried in Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery. |
|
|
30 Nov |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying Whitley V, T4219 of No 502 Sqn, which failed to return from an anti-submarine patrol. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
|
30 Nov |
HUTCHINGS, GERALD DAVY |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying Whitley V, T4219 of No 502 Sqn, which failed to return from an anti-submarine patrol. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
30 Nov |
WAIN, RAYMOND NUTTALL |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, T4219 of No 502 Sqn, which failed to return from an anti-submarine patrol. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
30 Nov |
SCRAGG, ALBAN FREDERICK |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, T4219 of No 502 Sqn, which failed to return from an anti-submarine patrol. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
|
30 Nov |
KERR, JAMES ARCHIBALD |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, T4219 of No 502 Sqn, which failed to return from an anti-submarine patrol. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
Casualties
Index [Top of Page]
Casualties 1-10 Dec 1940
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
