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March 31, 2025 at 2:16 pm in reply to: 149 squadron #1144412

Peter Clare
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Hi,

I have the following taken from ‘Bomber Command Losses’ Vol.4 – W R. Chorley

17-18 May 1943

149 Squadron
Stirling III BK701 OJ-G
Op. Gardening.

P/O.J E. Hill pow
Sgt. T. Smith +
Sgt. S. Biddulph +
Sgt. J E. Boyes +
Sgt. J A. Boland pow
Sgt. S R. Shankster pow
Sgt. C C D. Scotney +

Took off 2251 hrs Lakenheath and headed for French coastal waters off la Rochelle. Hit by flak and ditched in the Loire estuary. The bomber sank so rapidly that only three airmen managed to escape. Of the four who died, Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Boyes lie in Communal Cemeteries at St-Gilles-sur-Vie and St-Hilaire-de-Riez respectively, while their two companions are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Hope this is a help

Regards
Peter

March 31, 2025 at 1:34 pm in reply to: Meteor III incident at Stoke Orchard? #1135833

Peter Clare
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As far as I can see, just one Meteor was lost during April 1946……

23 April 1946

245 Squadron
Meteor III EE293
RAF Colerne

Causality

F/O. Desmond William Machray Crawshaw

The pilot was making a single engined landing crosswind but he allowed the aircraft to stall and it spun into the ground.

Details from ‘Final Landings’ – C. Cummings

Hope this is a help

Regards
Peter

March 31, 2025 at 11:41 am in reply to: Phew that was close.. pint anyone.? #1112738

Peter Clare
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A few more details on the above incident taken from ‘Category Five’ – Cummings

Date given as 14 June 1962

14-June 1962

Victor B1A XH613
15 Sqn
5 miles north east of RAF Cottesmore

Whilst approaching RAF Cottesmore at the end of the sortie, all four engines ran down because the electrical connectors became disconnected on the throttle box. The aircraft was being flown by the squadron commander’s crew Wg Cdr J G Matthews, Co-Pilot – Fg Off W B Lowther, Navigator Plotter -Fit Lt G B Spencer, Navigator Radar – Fit Lt B H Stubbs, and Air Electronics Officer – Fit Lt E W Anstead. On the order to abandon the aircraft, it is believed that the rear crew left the aircraft in less than half a minute and, although one man left the rubber of his flying boots along the fuselage, the entire crew survived.

March 31, 2025 at 10:47 am in reply to: Heinkel 111 shot down 8/9 April 1941 over Leicestershire. #1101435

Peter Clare
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The book ‘ RAF Victory Claims’ Part Two – Forman, gives Stevens (151 Sqn – Hurricane) two HeIIIs destroyed on 8/9 April 1941. One at 0115 hrs, Wellesbourne, Warwick and the other at 0145 hrs, Desford, Leicester.

Defiant’s scored the following HeIII victories on that night…..

151 Sqn Sgt. A D. Wager. (2) 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. Coventry. 0145 hrs.
151 Sqn. F/L. D A P. McMullen. 1 destroyed. East Coventry. 0140 hrs.
151 Sqn. F/L. D F W. Darling. 1 destroyed. Windsor Great Park. 0230 hrs.
264 Sqn. F/O. D A P. Hughes. 1 probably destroyed. South East Biggin Hill. 0015 hrs.
264 Sqn. A T D. Sanders. 1 destroyed. Hitchin. 2212 hrs.

Other claims that night were ………

266 Sqn. S/L. P G. Jameson (Spitfire) 1 HeIII destroyed. 0145 hrs.
310 Sqn. S/L. J. Latimer (Hurricane) 1 Ju88 probably destroyed. East Coventry. 0100 hrs.
604 Sqn. F/L. E D. Crew (Beaufighter) 1 HEIII damaged. Sopley 0101 hrs.
604 Sqn. Sgt. P F. Jackson (Beaufighter) 1 HEIII damaged. Middle Wallop. 0200 hrs.

October 28, 2011 at 1:20 pm in reply to: Halifax loss, help required #1032681

Peter Clare
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The aircraft in which F/O. O S. MacPhillamy RAAF was lost on 12-13 August 1944 was Halifax III LW383 of No.578 Squadron on an OP to Russelsheim.
The aircraft had taken off from Burn at 2149 hrs and was shot down by a night-fighter, crashing at Chapelle-a-Ois (Hainnaut) 8 km west south west of Ath.

Crew

F/O. O S. MacPhillamy. RAAF +
Sgt. F B. Newman. pow
P/O. J W. Humble +
Sgt. N R. Beamish. evaded
F/S. L R. Bodey. RAAF. evaded
Sgt. GE. Ward. +
Sgt. L. Stafford. +

Details from ‘RAF Bomber Command Losses’ Vol.5 – W R. Chorley.

The target for this raid was the Opel motor factory.

October 28, 2011 at 1:20 pm in reply to: Halifax loss, help required #1025010

Peter Clare
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The aircraft in which F/O. O S. MacPhillamy RAAF was lost on 12-13 August 1944 was Halifax III LW383 of No.578 Squadron on an OP to Russelsheim.
The aircraft had taken off from Burn at 2149 hrs and was shot down by a night-fighter, crashing at Chapelle-a-Ois (Hainnaut) 8 km west south west of Ath.

Crew

F/O. O S. MacPhillamy. RAAF +
Sgt. F B. Newman. pow
P/O. J W. Humble +
Sgt. N R. Beamish. evaded
F/S. L R. Bodey. RAAF. evaded
Sgt. GE. Ward. +
Sgt. L. Stafford. +

Details from ‘RAF Bomber Command Losses’ Vol.5 – W R. Chorley.

The target for this raid was the Opel motor factory.

October 10, 2011 at 9:44 am in reply to: Memorial for Canberra Crew unveiled in Xanten, Germany #1052127

Peter Clare
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The above aircraft was Canberra B(I)8 WT366. No.16 Squadron. Crashed 5 October 1971 Luttingen, Holland.
F/O. K R. Holmes 22 Pilot and F/L. C W. King 27 Navigator killed.

March 30, 2009 at 2:28 pm in reply to: 625 squadron #1224770

Peter Clare
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24-25 March 1944

625 Squadron

Lancaster III ND641 CF-T

Took off 1830 hrs from Kelstern and crashed near Tubbergen, 10km NE of Almelo, Holland. Those who died are buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Tubbergen.

Crew.
W/O2 J D. Owen RCAF +
Sgt. W H. Broardmore +
Sgt. J C A D. Lavender +
W/O2 F B. Magee RCAF evaded
Sgt. P H. Simpkin +
Sgt. H W. Nixon RCAF +
Sgt. W. Clark +

BCL Vol.5 W R. Chorley.

March 20, 2009 at 10:28 pm in reply to: RAF & Commonwealth Liberators #1235357

Peter Clare
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March 13, 2009 at 1:26 pm in reply to: 22 Squadron badge #1165090

Peter Clare
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I’d be interested in knowing where they were based between the 21st and 31st March 1918 if that’s possible.

No.22 Squadron went from Treizennes to Serny on 21 March 1918 and from there to Vert Galand on 23 March returning to Serny on 9 April.

At the time 22 Squadron were operating with the Bristol F2b Fighter.

Regards
Peter

December 31, 2008 at 11:23 am in reply to: 1930s aircraft crash Broxbourne Herts #1177797

Peter Clare
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Date: 24-MAR-1934
Time:
Type: de Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator: private
Registration: G-EBWT
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Airplane damage:
Location: Nazeing – United Kingdom
Phase:
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:

December 9, 2008 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Lancaster LL832 crash site #1198880

Peter Clare
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Lancaster LL832 SR-K2 crashed 0015 hrs near the village of Rubenach, 5 km WNW from the centre of Koblenz.

Bomber Command Losses Vol.5 W R. Chorley.

Regards
Peter.

December 5, 2008 at 9:56 am in reply to: 50 Squadron Hampden AE116 #1202405

Peter Clare
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Details according to Air Britain RAF Serials AA100 – AZ999….

Hampden I: AE116 – 50 Squadron / Converted to Torpedo Bomber / 489 Squadron – SOC 9 June 1944.

November 29, 2008 at 4:11 pm in reply to: RAF Initials #1208187

Peter Clare
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Probably belonged to the ‘Ministry of Civil Aviation’

November 6, 2008 at 12:03 pm in reply to: Remembrance Day #1231853

Peter Clare
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I shall attend the service at The Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede.
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