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Casualties - 2009 - 2023


[2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022]

2009

19 Jan

SILLS, MATTHEW ROBERT age: 37

Sqn Ldr

He was serving at RAF Boscombe Down and was killed in a head-on collision in Wiltshire.  He is buried in Longstone Cemetery

19 Jan

WALLACE, RICHARD DAVID  (T8419753) age: 36

Cpl

He was serving at RAF Henlow and died from a heart attack in his sleep.  He was cremated at Oxford Crematorium

1 Mar

WARD, JASON age:

SAC

He was serving at VAHS, RAF Waddington and was killed in a road traffic accident.  He was cremated at City of Lincoln Crematorium

1 Jun

BLEE, MICHAEL age: 62

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Tutor T Mk 1, G-BYXR of No 6 Air Experience Flt, which collided with a Cirrus glider, G-CKHT at Sutton Courtney near Abingdon.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Jun

LANGLEY-RICE, NICHOLAS age: 15

Cdt

He was killed whilst flying in Tutor T Mk 1, G-BYXR of No 6 Air Experience Flt, which collided with a Cirrus glider, G-CKHT at Sutton Courtney near Abingdon.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

2 Jul

MORTON, NIGEL age: 43

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Tornado, F Mk 3, ZE942 of No 43 Sqn, which flew into a mountain in Glen Kinglas.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

2 Jul

THOMPSON, KENNETH A L age: 27

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Tornado, F Mk 3, ZE942 of No 43 Sqn, which flew into a mountain in Glen Kinglas.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

5 Jul

CREDLAND, RICHARD M age: 29

Flt Lt

He was serving with No ? Sqn and died suddenly at home as a result of a heart condition, but the actual cause was unable to be determined.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained.

10 Jul

LEADBETTER, BARRY age: 28

SAC

He was serving at ? and was killed in a head-on collision with a van in Wiltshire.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

17 Aug

PARKER, TIMOTHY age: 46

WO

He was serving with the RAF Police at RAF Henlow and died from cancer in Peterborough Hospital following a short illness died from cancer in Peterborough Hospital following a short illness.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Oct

WOJTAK, MARCIN  age: 24

Cpl

He was serving with No 34 Sqn RAF Regiment and was killed when his vehicle was destroyed by an explosion whilst on patrol near Camp Bastion.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

2010

1 Jan

MAHONEY, PAUL SCOTT age: 26

SAC

He was serving with No 15 Sqn RAF Regiment and died from injuries sustained in an avalanche on the Reidberger Horn Mountain in Germany.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

10 Jan

JONES, DAVID  age: 37

Cpl

He was serving with the Engineering Support Squadron,  and was killed near Paphos, Cyprus in a road traffic accident, the other driver failed a drink driving test.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

18 Jan

ALLEN, GARETH age: ?

LAC

He was serving at F/P Flt, RAF Honington at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Feb

ENTWISTLE, STEPHEN age: 46

Sgt

He was serving at RAF Leeming and died from a heart attack whilst on exercise at Catterick.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

5 Feb

PAYNE, PAUL age: 23

 

He was serving at ? and when his car crossed the central reservation of the A329M and collided with a Transit van in Berkshire.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

24 Feb

SOUTHGATE, LUKE age: 20

SAC

He was serving with No 2 Sqn RAF Regiment and was killed when his Land-Rover was destroyed by an IED whilst he was patrolling Kandahar airfield.  He is buried in Borough Cemetery, Bury St Edmunds

26 May

MORAN, SIR CHRISTOPHER age:

ACM

He was C-in-C, Air Command and died from a heart attack whilst taking part in a triathlon competition.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Jun

FISK, MARK age:

Flt Lt

He was serving with No 22 Sqn and died at home in an accident.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Jun

PAYNE, PAUL age: 23

 

He was serving with No ? Sqn and was killed in a road traffic accident when his car crossed the central reservation of the A329M and collided with a Transit van.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Jul

GRIFFITHS, KINNIKI age: 20

SAC

He was serving with No 1 Sqn RAF Regiment and he was killed in a traffic accident when his vehicle collided with a Jackal vehicle whilst on patrol near Camp Bastion.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

16 Jul

GRIFFITHS, KINIKKI

SAC

He was serving at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

1 Sep

O'LEARY, CLIVE ROBERT

Flt Sgt

He was serving with No 17 Sqn and died after a 20-month battle with cancer.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

8 Nov

HUGHES, SCOTT age: 20

SAC

He was serving with No 1 Sqn RAF Regiment and He died in hospital two days after being struck by a motorboat whilst he was swimming in Limassol harbour.  He was en-route to the UK after a tour in Afghanistan.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

2011

10 Mar

BARRETT, TOMAS ARNE OBE, ADC, MA age: 45

Gp Capt

He was serving as the Station Commander at RAF Northolt and was killed when he was knocked off his bicycle less the a mile from the station as he cycled home.

14 Apr

PENNY, ANDREW age: 39

J/T

He was serving at ? at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained.  He is buried in Mintlyn Crematorium, Kings Lynn

17 May

GREEN, CHRISTOPHER age: 52

A/Cdre

He was serving as the Commandant of the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering and died in his sleep.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

20 Aug

EGGING, JOHN

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Hawk T Mk 1, XX179 of the RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows), which crashed as it broke to land at Bournemouth at the end of a display.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

16 Oct

MCGLONE, ANTHONY TERRENCE age:

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst in Hawk T Mk 1, XX177 of the RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows), when he was ejected from his aircraft on the ground and his parachute failed to deploy.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

8 Nov

CUNNINGHAM, SEAN age: 35

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst in Hawk T Mk 1, ? of the RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows), when he was ejected from his aircraft on the ground and his parachute failed to deploy.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

23 Dec

DOWNING, ANTHONY age: 34

Sqn Ldr

He died from injuries in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham sustained when his vehicle was caught in the explosion of an IED in Afghanistan.

2012

11 Jan

JOHNSON, JOHN CHRISTOPHER MBE age: 53

WO

He was serving with the C-17 Project Team in the USA when he died suddenly.

13 Feb

TOMLIN, RYAN age: 21

SAC

He was serving with No 2 Sqn, RAF Regiment when he was killed by small arms fire whilst on patrol in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmond Province in Afghanistan.

12 May

McCARTHY, BRENT JOHN age: 25

Cpl

He was killed whilst serving with the No 2 Tactical Police Sqn, when he was shot by a rogue Afghan Police Officer.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

3 Jul

BAILEY, SAM

Sqn Ldr

He was killed whilst flying in Tornado GR Mk 4, ZD812 of the 15 (Reserve) Sqn, when collided with each other over the Moray Firth during a training sortie.  His body was not recovered.

3 Jul

SANDERS, ADAM

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Tornado GR Mk 4, ZD812 of the 15 (Reserve) Sqn, when collided with each other over the Moray Firth during a training sortie.  His body was not recovered.

3 Jul

POOLE, HYWEL

Flt Lt

He died from injuries sustained whilst flying in Tornado GR Mk 4, ZD743 of the 15 (Reserve) Sqn, when collided with each other over the Moray Firth during a training sortie.  Details of his burial have not been ascertained

6 Sep

GRINDROD, HOWARD KEITH age: 40

Sgt

He died whilst serving as an Avionics Technician at RAF Waddington

2013

14 Feb

THAN, RIMON age 33

Sqn Ldr

A medical officer at RAF Valley, he was killed when he was swept away by an avalanche in the Cairngorms.

14 Feb

CAPPS, FRAN age 32

Flt Lt

A logistics officer at RAF Odiham, she was killed when she was swept away by an avalanche in the Cairngorms.

2014

26 Apr

CHAUHAN, RAKESH age:29

Flt Lt

He was serving as an Intelligence Officer and was killed in the crash of AAC Lynx Mk 9, ZF540 during a training flight in Afghanistan.

25 May

HALLAM, ANDREW age: 23 SAC He was serving with No 3 Sqn, RAF Regiment at RAF Wittering died from injuries sustained after being hit by a car on the A1.

15 Jul

WILDMAN, PETER age: 49 Sgt A communications technician at RAF Lossiemouth, he was killed when his motorcycle crashed into lamp post outside the station.

27 Sep

GARWOOD, EWEN  age: 50 WO He was the SWO at the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre at Manston when he died from Leukaemia.

xx xxx

REALF, STEPHEN age: 26 Plt Off He died from a brain tumour whilst training to be a pilot

2015

xx xxx

SCOTT, ALAN age: 32

Flt Lt

A member of No 33 Sqn, he was killed whilst flying in Puma HC Mk 2, XW229 of No 230 Sqn, which crashed on a routine flight in Afghanistan.  

xx xxx

ROBERTS, GERAINT age

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Puma HC Mk 2, XW229 of No 230 Sqn, which crashed on a routine flight in Afghanistan.    

 

TOMICZEK, T

WO

He was serving with No 5131 Sqn and died from cancer.

2016

xx xxx

SANDHU, AJVIR Fg Off

He was training to be a fast jet pilot with No 72 (Reserve) Sqn at Linton-on-Ouse when he was killed in a flying accident whilst flying a Firefly, G-BNSO which crashed near the station.

xx xxx

FORSTER, CAMERON Fg Off

He was training to be a fast jet pilot with No 72 (Reserve) Sqn at Linton-on-Ouse when he was killed in a flying accident whilst flying a Firefly, G-BNSO which crashed near the station.

xx Jul

PARR, ALEX, age: 40 Flt Lt

 

He was serving at the ETPS and was killed whilst flying a civilian aircraft which crashed near Salisbury in Wiltshire.

xx Dec

SALEEM, SHAHBAZ age: 28 LAC

He had been serving as a MT Driver at RAF Leeming and died from bowel cancer.

2017

xx Nov

IRWIN, ANNA

Flt Sgt

She was serving with No 18 Sqn and died from cancer.

2018

20 Mar

BAYLIS, JONATHAN

Cpl

He was killed when Hawk T Mk 1, XX204 of the RAF Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows crashed shortly after take off from RAF Valley on its return to RAF Scampton.

xx May

KENDRICK, EMILY age: 25 SAC A Stewardess at RAF Brize Norton, she died from ovarian cancer.

2019

16 Sep

 

STEVENSON, SCOTT age: 25 SAC(T) He was serving at RAF Marham but died in St George's Hospital, London from injuries sustained in an inter service Rugby League match against the Army at Aldershot, two days previously.

2020

7 Mar

KENRIGHT, DAVID age 34 |

SAC

He was serving with No 1 Expeditionary Logistics Sqn at RAF Wittering and went missing after a night out in Stamford, his body being found two days later in the River Welland.

2022

22 Nov

PIKE, THOMAS

Sgt

He was serving at RAF Coningsby and died in Boston Hospital from complications following Covid-19.

 

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