I have been contacted today by the son of T/Lt Peter Howard Williams RNVR, MPK who died on 22 November 1945 in an air crash off Gull Rock, Cornwall. He was flying a Firefly Mk1 of 736 Sqn, HMS Peewit and out of St Merryn.
Other info is that he was the son of Stanley and Gertrude Williams and the husband of Lavinia Elizabeth and aged 29 years.
He is commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent memorial, bay 6, panel 3.
His son Mike would like to know more about the accident itself and why the plane and/or body were not recovered. Can any of you help please??
By: Me-109E - 16th September 2008 at 18:22
I have been contacted today by the son of T/Lt Peter Howard Williams RNVR, MPK who died on 22 November 1945 in an air crash off Gull Rock, Cornwall. He was flying a Firefly Mk1 of 736 Sqn, HMS Peewit and out of St Merryn.
Other info is that he was the son of Stanley and Gertrude Williams and the husband of Lavinia Elizabeth and aged 29 years.
He is commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent memorial, bay 6, panel 3.
His son Mike would like to know more about the accident itself and why the plane and/or body were not recovered. Can any of you help please??
You may want to contact H.M.S Vulture in this forum
I’m sure he could shed some light on your enquiry
By: ian_ - 15th September 2008 at 17:02
There should be more info in the late Ray Sturtivant’s ‘Fleet Air Arm Losses 1939-45’. I’ve not got a copy but I’m sure someone here has. Good luck.
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