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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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26-Oct |
AC1 |
FURZE, REGINALD EBENEZER ALBERT (542647) RAF; age: ? |
He was serving with No 8 Sqn, and died in No 16 British General Hospital from advanced pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. |
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26-Oct |
Cpl |
BOWERS, HORACE GEORGE (927992) RAFVR; age: 29 |
He had been serving with No 33 Sqn, and died in No 48 General Hospital from a lung abscess which had developed after contracting lobar pneumonia. He is buried in Tripoli War Cemetery. |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
PILE, DONALD ZALVA (408511) RAAF; age: 27 |
He was killed whilst flying in Mustang I, AG575 of No 63 Sqn, which flew into Dochrie Hill, Forgandenny, Kinross-shire whilst flying in cloud. He is buried in Edinburgh (Corstorphine Hill) Cemetery |
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26-Oct |
Flt Sgt |
CRUST, HILLYAR RAYMOND (1253122) RAFVR; age: 21 |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Flt Sgt |
GILLESPIE, EDWARD BRUCE (R/133826) RCAF; age: 22 |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
HAMANN, CHARLES WILLIAM (J/16456) RCAF; age: 25 |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Flt Sgt |
LECKEY, THOMAS (1023458) RAFVR; age: 23 |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Sgt |
MACGREGOR, CYRIL RAYMOND (1271486) RAFVR; age: 23 |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Sgt |
MORGAN, ROLAND (1187248) RAFVR; age: ? |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
WALLACE, WALTER ALLISON (J/15180) RCAF; age: ? |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
WILLSON, HARRY PATRICK (120801) RAFVR; age: 25 |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator III, FL926 'J' of No 160 Sqn, which failed to return from a PR sortie to the Car Nicobar Islands. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
WO II |
SHANKS, GEORGE ARNOLD (R/126246) RCAF; age: 20 |
He was killed whilst flying in Typhoon IB, JP740 of No 175 Sqn, which crashed into the sea of Bognor Regis during a Rhubarb, possibly as the result of an engine failure. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Flt Sgt |
RIPPER, DONALD EDWIN (409276) RAAF; age: 23 |
He was killed whilst flying in Spitfire VC, EF615 of No 229 Sqn, which blew up in the air possibly as the result of a lightning strike. He is buried in Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery |
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26-Oct |
WO |
LOS, Stanislaw Kazimierz (P.793621) PAF; age: 26 |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito II, DD781 of No 307 Sqn, which was lost off the Scilly Isles during an Instep patrol. He is buried in |
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26-Oct |
Sgt |
POSNER, Isser Lejb (P.794669) PAF; age: 26 |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito II, DD781 of No 307 Sqn, which was lost off the Scilly Isles during an Instep patrol. He is buried in |
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26-Oct |
LAC |
OLSON, HERBERT OSWALD (R/136224) RCAF; age: 31 |
He was killed whilst flying in he was killed in a bicycling accident in fog of No 427 Sqn, which . He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
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25-Oct |
Sqn Ldr |
LENTON, REGINALD ARTHUR MC, DFC (42315) RAF; age: 28 |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito IX, LR420 of No 540 Sqn, which failed to return from a photo recce sortie. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
HANEY, ROBERT SHIRLEY (146288) RAFVR; age: ? |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito IX, LR420 of No 540 Sqn, which failed to return from a photo recce sortie. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
KNIGHT-BROWN, NOEL HENRY (403348) RAAF; age: 25 |
He was killed whilst flying in Martinet I, HP322 of No 1481 Flt, which failed to return from a weather recce of the Mablethorpe ranges. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Flt Sgt |
WRIGHT, RAYMOND JOHNSTON DFM (415049) RNZAF; age: 30 |
He was killed whilst flying in Martinet I, HP322 of No 1481 Flt, which failed to return from a weather recce of the Mablethorpe ranges. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
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26-Oct |
Fg Off |
MARTIN, STEPHEN HENRY (J/21567) RCAF; age: 26 |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax V, EB199 ZU-H of No 1664 HCU, which died from injuries sustained on 22 Oct 1943 - rolled and crashed on the approach to Croft following an engine failure. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
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26-Oct |
Sgt |
SOUTHGATE, WILLIAM HAROLD (1621759) RAFVR; age: 18 |
He was killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth II, DE275 of No 25 EFTS, which crashed at Parkeridge near Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia. He is buried in Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery. |
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26-Oct |
Cpl |
TAIT, JOHN HENRY (553224) RAF; age: 21 |
He was killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth II, DE275 of No 25 EFTS, which crashed at Parkeridge near Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia. He is buried in Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery. |
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26-Oct |
Sgt |
LEVENE, ALFRED BARISH (R/225002) RCAF; age: 27 |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington X, HE696 of No 30 OTU, which crashed into a hanger on an overshoot at Burnaston during night circuit practice. He is buried in Stafford Cemetery |
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26-Oct |
Sgt |
THOMPSON, BARRY HOWARD (1232209) RAFVR; age: 20 |
He was killed whilst flying in Cornell, 14395 of No 32 EFTS, which crashed after breaking up in the air during unauthorised aerobatics. He is buried in Innisfail Cemetery, Alberta. |
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26-Oct |
LAC |
ARMSTRONG, NEVIL WILLIAM (1861982) RAFVR; age: 18 |
He was killed whilst flying in Cornell, 14395 of No 32 EFTS, which crashed after breaking up in the air during unauthorised aerobatics. He is buried in Innisfail Cemetery, Alberta. |
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26-Oct |
LAC |
GOODRICH, EUSTACE ILLINGWORTH (1005034) RAFVR; age: ? |
He had been serving with an unknown unit in the Far East when captured but died in Japanese captivity whilst being held in a camp at Liang, Ambon. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
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26-Oct |
AC2 |
PENNY, FREDERICK ERNEST (1189830) RAFVR; age: 27 |
He had been serving at Kallang when captured but died in Japanese captivity whilst being held in a camp at Haruku. He is buried in Ambon War Cemetery |
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26-Oct |
LAC |
HARDY, HENRY AUSTIN (1196796) RAFVR; age: 37 |
He had been serving at RAF Seletar when captured but died in Japanese captivity whilst being held in a camp at Haruku. He is buried in Ambon War Cemetery |
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26-Oct |
Cpl |
WITHERINGTON, GEORGE WILLIAM LEONARD (963350) RAFVR; age: 27 |
He was serving with No 21 OTU and was killed in a motor accident on the main road near Enstone satellite airfield. He is buried in Keresley (St Thomas) Churchyard. |
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26-Oct |
Plt Off | COUTANCEAU, MAURICE GASTON EMILE (158024) RAFVR; age: 23 | He was seconded to the ATA and was killed whilst flying in Hurricane IIC, LE262 of No 3 FPP, which dived into the ground at Flat Fell, Cleator, Cumberland. He is buried in Upminster (St Laurence) Churchyard. |
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26-Oct
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LAC |
WRIGHT, HENRY (983548) RAFVR; age: 24 |
He was serving with No 4757 Works Flt and died in an accident at Watergate Bay, Newquay. He is buried in Thornaby-on-Tees Cemetery. |
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