Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Casualties - July - December 1973
[August | September | October | November | December]
5 Jul |
LANE, PETER DAREN (582079) age: 44 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Basset CC Mk 1, XS783 of No 26 Sqn, which crashed four miles from Valley on take off due to the aircraft having being refuelled with AVTUR instead of AVGAS. He is buried in Fenstanton Burial Ground |
9 Jul |
DRYBANSKI, MICHAEL JAMES (608887) age: 25 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying Strikemaster Mk 82A, 413 of the Sultan of Oman's Air Force, which was shot down by a SAM. He is buried in Layton & Carleton Cemetery, Blackpool. |
11 Jul |
WARDROPE, BRIAN (S8098792) age: 22 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF St Mawgan at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in St Austell. He is buried in Amble Cemetery |
13 Jul |
McLAREN, JOHN MURDOCH (K4171123) age: 36 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Rheindahlen at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in North Cemetery, Bournemouth |
18 Jul |
SADD, DAVID RICHARD (D8071277) age: 24 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF Laarbruch at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in Rheindahlen Cemetery |
18 Jul |
TEBBUTT, ERIC GORDON (F3050767) age: 47 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Odiham at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Midhurst. He was cremated at Aldershot Crematorium |
23 Jul |
FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN (180593) age: 53 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was serving at RAF Uxbridge at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Westminster. He was cremated at Harrogate (Stonefall) Crematorium |
24 Jul |
HOBBS, ANTHONY EDWIN JAMES (C1662723) age: 49 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Akrotiri at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in Weston Hill Cemetery, Plymouth |
26 Jul |
HILL, ERNEST (V4002467) age: 49 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Coningsby at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in North Kesteven. He is buried in Coningsby Cemetery |
31 Jul |
ASHCROFT, JOHN (R0688749) age: 26 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Henlow but probably died in the RAF Hospital at Halton as his death was registered in Aylesbury. He is buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Henlow |
DENNIS, DAVID JOHN (4232578) age: 26 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Canberra B Mk 2T, WJ674 of No 231 OCU, which crashed near South Witham during an overshoot at RAF Cottesmore, he managed to eject but his parachute failed to fully deploy in time. He is buried in St Eval Churchyard |
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6 Aug |
ROBERTSON, ADAM (M0538952) age: 54 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Locking at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Midhurst. He is buried in Weston-Super-Mare Cemetery |
9 Aug |
WATERS, DAVID JOHN (S8008947) age: 21 |
Jnr Tech |
He was serving at RAF Akrotiri at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in Durrington Cemetery, Worthing |
10 Aug |
HARRIS, KEITH (G4280993) age: 27 |
Jnr Tech |
He was serving at RAF Benson at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Oxford. He was cremated at Oxford Crematorium |
10 Aug |
STOW, TREVOR MARTIN (B8008361) age: 21 |
Jnr Tech |
He was serving at RAF Waddington at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Darlington. He is buried in St Osmunds RC Church, Gainford, Darlington |
11 Aug |
EVES, ROGER JOHN (D0594583) age: 25 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF Biggin Hill at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained. He is buried in Saffron Walden Parish Church. |
12 Aug |
TRANTER, JOHN LAWRENCE (A8101282) age: 18 |
LAC |
He was serving at RAF Marham and died from a broken neck when he dived into a creek on Stiffkey Marshes. Details of his burial have not been ascertained. |
19 Aug |
HERON, IAN (F8101037) age: 20 |
AC |
He was serving at RAF Locking at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Weston super Mare. He is buried in Twynholm New Cemetery, Kirkudbright |
22 Aug |
HARRIS, MICHAEL AUSTEN (5034219) age: 35 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Phantom FGR Mk 2, XV427 of No 17 Sqn, which flew into high ground in West Germany whilst attempting to rejoin a formation of four. He was cremated at Krefeld Crematorium |
22 Aug |
SPAWTON, KEITH ALAN (608820) age: 26 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Phantom FGR Mk 2, XV427 of No 17 Sqn, which flew into high ground in West Germany whilst attempting to rejoin a formation of four. Details of his burial have not been ascertained |
HUTCHISON, MICHAEL THOMAS (U1961001) age: 23 |
Jnr Tech |
He was serving at RAF Akrotiri at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. Details of his burial have not been ascertained |
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3 Sep |
DEMPSEY, JOSEPH (U4283554) age: 25 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF Farnborough at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Aldershot. He is buried in Cardonald Cemetery |
3 Sep |
WOOLLCOTT, CHRISTOPHER ALAN (S8013299) age: 18 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF Wyton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Huntingdon. He is buried in Houghton & Wyton Cemetery |
5 Sep |
DAVIES, LAWRENCE (946245) age: 56 |
Wg Cdr |
He was probably on the non-effective establishment of RAF Uxbridge and died in the RAF Hospital at Halton as his death was registered in Aylesbury. He is buried in St Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Halton |
6 Sep |
PEARSE, STEWART (684544) age: 31 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Gnat T Mk 1, XP508 of No 4 Flying Training School from which he ejected following severe engine vibration on take off from RAF Valley on an air test, unfortunately his parachute to deploy and he fell into the sea and drowned before being rescued. He is buried in Maeshyfryd Cemetery, Holyhead |
7 Sep |
CULLINGHAM, JAMES MACKAY (4040941) age: 54 |
Flt Lt |
He was serving at RAF Gibraltar at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar |
7 Sep |
NEAL, CLIVE MICHAEL (M4285791) age: 34 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAFH Wroughton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Yeovil. He is buried in Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth |
10 Sep |
BARRETT, ANTHONY VICTOR (506407) age: 36 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying in Hercules C Mk 1, XV198 of No 48 Sqn, which crashed at RAF Colerne during an asymmetric approach on three engines when the other engine on that side failed and control was lost. He was cremated at Bath Crematorium |
10 Sep |
COATE, PETER ROBERT (D0688659) age: 27 |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hercules C Mk 1, XV198 of No 48 Sqn, which crashed at RAF Colerne during an asymmetric approach on three engines when the other engine on that side failed and control was lost. He is buried in St Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Lyneham |
10 Sep |
FRASER, STUART ALEXANDER (690125) age: 25 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hercules C Mk 1, XV198 of No 48 Sqn, which crashed at RAF Colerne during an asymmetric approach on three engines when the other engine on that side failed and control was lost. He is buried in Worle Parish Cemetery |
10 Sep |
MILLS, DOUGLAS GERALD (608923) age: 25 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hercules C Mk 1, XV198 of No 48 Sqn, which crashed at RAF Colerne during an asymmetric approach on three engines when the other engine on that side failed and control was lost. He was cremated at Swindon Crematorium |
10 Sep |
NATT, WALTER CHARLES (D1928319) age: 35 |
M ALM |
He was killed whilst flying in Hercules C Mk 1, XV198 of No 48 Sqn, which crashed at RAF Colerne during an asymmetric approach on three engines when the other engine on that side failed and control was lost. He is buried in St Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Lyneham |
15 Sep |
DAWSON, PAUL (F8141730) age: 20 |
LAC |
He was serving at RAF St Athan at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in South Glamorgan. He was cremated at Middlesborough Crematorium |
19 Sep |
BRUCE, MALCOLM ALEXANDER SHEPHERD (J8091632) age: 24 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF West Drayton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Hounslow. He was cremated at Haworth Crematorium, Feltham |
27 Sep |
NIPPARD, KENNETH (165437) age: 48 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was on the strength of RAF Innsworth, but probably died whilst non-effective and his death is registered in St Pancras. He was cremated at The Bournemouth Crematorium |
LOWE, ROBERT (J0686812) age: 29 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Neatishead at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Norwich Outer. He was cremated at St Faith's Crematorium, Horsham St Faith |
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7 Oct |
POTTER, MARIUS ROLAND (506778) age: 50 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was serving at RAF Brampton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Huntingdon. He is buried in Houghton & Wyton Cemetery |
7 Oct |
COOK, STEPHEN GEORGE (D8083544) age: 20 |
A/Cpl |
He was serving with the RAF Police at RAF Episkopi and was killed in motorcycle accident on Curium Hill, Episkopi Cyprus. He is buried in |
8 Oct |
LUPTON, RAYMOND WILLIAM (K2575024) age: 39 |
M AEOP |
He was serving at RAF Marham but probably died in the RAF Hospital at Halton as his death was registered in Aylesbury. He was cremated at St Faith's Crematorium, Horsham St Faith |
8 Oct |
LOWE, JOSEPH (B0541411) age: 53 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Sealand at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Wirral. He is buried in St Deiniol Churchyard, Hawarden |
16 Oct |
BOOTH, LESLIE HAROLD (J4138253) age: 41 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Abingdon at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Abingdon. He was cremated at Headington Crematorium |
16 Oct |
RAFFEL, WILLIAM JAMES (A0569037) age: 53 |
WO |
He was serving at RAF Leuchars at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Cupar. He was cremated at Kirkcaldy Crematorium. |
17 Oct |
MOLINEUX, GRAHAM (C8098075) age: 20 |
LAC |
He was serving at RAF Ternhill at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Manchester. He was cremated at Bushbury Crematorium, Wolverhampton |
20 Oct |
NAGAUR, PATRICK MICHAEL (4180965) age: 40 |
Flt Lt |
He was serving at RAF Scampton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Camberwell. He is buried in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Scampton |
24 Oct |
WOODWARD, ROGER IAN (L8000505) age: 22 |
SAC |
He was either serving at RAF Lyneham at the time of his death, or died in the RAF Hospital at Wroughton as his death was registered in Swindon. He is buried in All Saints Churchyard, North Collingham, Newark |
27 Oct |
WOODCOCK, HARRY (S0632292) age: 53 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Waddington at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in North Kesteven. He is buried in St Michael's Churchyard, Waddington |
30 Oct |
BROWN, HAROLD DAVID (P8091242) age: 21 |
SAC |
He was probably on the non-effective establishment of RAF Innsworth and died in the RAF Hospital at Halton as his death was registered in Aylesbury. He is buried in St Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Halton |
ETHERIDGE, RONALD CLIVE (2454968) age: 42 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying in Hunter T Mk 7, XL596 of No 4 Flying Training School Sqn, which crashed at Besford Wood on the approach to RAF Shawbury during the final review test of a student pilot of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He was cremated at Colwyn Bay Crematorium |
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8 Nov |
CLARKE, PETER DAVID BEM (E3106434) age: 44 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Wittering and was killed when his car collided with a lorry crossing the A1 near Wansford. He is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Wittering. |
10 Nov |
Le MASURIER, RICHARD JOHN (D4183394) age: 36 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Akrotiri at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in Dhekelia Military Cenmetery |
12 Nov |
CRAWFORD, WILLIAM MICHAEL (E4010656) age: 47 |
Chf Tech |
He was serving at RAF Swanton Morley but probably died in the RAF Hospital at Halton as his death was registered in Aylesbury. He was cremated at Earlham Road Crematorium, Norwich |
13 Nov |
HAYNES, STUART DAVID (V1961583) age: 23 |
Cpl |
He was serving at RAF Scampton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Lincoln. He is buried in Coningsby Cemetery |
13 Nov |
HANDYSIDE, BRUCE GRAEME (608945) age: 26 |
Flt Lt |
He was probably attached to the Sultan of Oman's Air Force at the time of his death, which occurred at Salalah, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained. He is buried in St Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Lyneham. |
17 Nov |
BAREFOOT, GEORGE CHARLES RICHARD (508010) age: 48 |
Flt Lt |
He was serving at RAF Scampton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Welton. He is buried in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Scampton |
27 Nov |
THURSBY, ALAN JEFFREY (U4149989) age: 37 |
Chf Tech |
He was serving at RAF Marham and was killed in a five vehicle crash on the A47 at West Bilney when his car collided with a Danish lorry and three other vehicles. He was cremated at St Faith's Crematorium, Horsham St Faith. |
28 Nov |
KENYON, LINDA BARBARA (D8043638) age: 20 |
SACW |
She was serving at RAF Cranwell at the time of her death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however her death was registered in Sleaford. She was cremated at Gwent Crematorium |
30 Nov |
ROBERTS, MAURICE EDWARD (V4165004) age: 36 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Bruggen at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have not yet been ascertained. He is buried in Rheindahlen Cemetery |
JAMES, LESLIE FREDERICK BEM (Y0574418) age: 51 |
WO |
He was serving at RAF Uxbridge at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in Midhurst. He is buried in Idmiston Churchyard, Salisbury |
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6 Dec |
DAVIES, JOHN EDWARD (F8089211) age: 21 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF West Drayton at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in St Asaph. Details of his burial have not been ascertained |
14 Dec |
FREER, STANLEY (R3500052) age: 45 |
M AEOP |
He was serving at RAF Northwood but probably died in the RAF Hospital at Halton as his death was registered in Aylesbury. He was cremated at Chilterns Crematorium, Amersham. |
14 Dec |
RINGROSE, WALTER RICHARD (143713) age: 52 |
Wg Cdr |
He was serving at RAF Uxbridge at the time of his death, the circumstances of which have yet to be ascertained, however his death was registered in St Marylebone. He is buried in Hillingdon Cemetery |
20 Dec |
SHALLIKER, JOHN (F4159269) age: 37 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF North Luffenham and died in RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, his death being registered in North Kesteven. He was cremated at Peterborough Crematorium |
28 Dec |
JONES, JACK (B8086182) age: 31 |
SAC |
He was serving at RAF North Luffenham and died in RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, cause unknown. He was cremated at Peterborough Crematorium. |
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