I have neaver been able to verify this story. I have the Defaint Crash Log and the Defiant File and can’t find any ‘likely’ subject aircraft, though 5 aircraft (including the Brooklands Wellington) are believed to have crashed into the Loch

Methinks this is either a miss ID or that a number of sea ditching Defiant crashes, including one ‘known’ about further north in Scotland (war grave) are the source of this story and that Chinese wispers or the reason

But quite happy to be proved 100% WRONG as I am on the Ethopian Seafire story as well!

From 2000

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22Ray+Holmes%22+hurricane&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=4vgmhssp0cdrtjt3k44k4dqptv0cd71f7h%404ax.com&rnum=1

Alternatively

http://www.19otu.org.uk/

You can buy one of PH-NFR

http://www.ajjcollection.co.uk/ph.htm

see here for details

http://www.ajjcollection.co.uk/details.htm

Opps wrong thread!

As I assume this enquiry is due to the fact that his aircraft may have been found in Germany and because he is still listed as missing.

Anyway have you tried the 1901 census. I assume he must have been related to Major General Charles Scafe ex Royal Marines (poss grandfather) with Robert Scafe Royal Marines poss father??

See: http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/ and search on Scafe

Try 2

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P3E623106

Mark

As they say in Grease….

“Tell me more, tell me more”

Please!