SQUADRON PERSONNEL D

<body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in' topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <div class=Section1> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' height="100%"> <tr> <td width=200 valign=top style='width:150.0pt;background:#BBBBBB; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' TEXT="#080000"> <p class=MsoNormal><b>214 FMS SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="History.htm" target="_top" title="THE SQUADRON "><b>THE SQUADRON</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Association.htm" target="_top" title="214 SQDRN ASSOCIATION">214 SQDRN ASSOCIATION</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Photo_album.htm" target="_top" title="PHOTO ALBUM">PHOTO ALBUM</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Links.htm" target="_top" title="FAVOURITE LINKS">FAVOURITE LINKS</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Prisoners_of_war.htm" target="_top" title=" PRISONER OF WAR ">PRISONER OF WAR</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal>GUESTBOOK</p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Bulletin_board.htm" target="_top" title="BULLETIN BOARD">BULLETIN BOARD</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>CLICK ON ANY MEMBER LISTED BELOW TO GO THERE DIRECTLY OR USE THE SCROLL BAR FAR RIGHT TO BROWSE MEMBERS. IF THE LINK IS NOT UNDERLINED THEN THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUAL DETAILS YET BUT THEIR NAMES ARE WITHIN OTHER DOCUMENTS SOMEWHERE ON THE SITE.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: Arial;color:#111111'> </span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u>THE HONOUR ROLL</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>C to D</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_jack_g_cameron_1" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt Jack Cameron</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_d_j_capel" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt D J Capel</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_barry_phillip_cardinal" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Barry Phillip Cardinal</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_john_douglas_cassan_" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O John D Cassan</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_norman_lewis_casely_1" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Norman L Casely</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_george_henry_joseph_cash" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt George H J Cash</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#___james_clark_cattell" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>?? James C Cattell</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt Chapman</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_john_noel_thomas_chandler" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt John N Chandler</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_r_a_chatfield_" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt R A Chatfield</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_s_c_chester" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt S C Chester</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_walter_irvine_christsen" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt Walter I Christsen</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_dick_clarkson" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Dick Clarkson</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fo_j_s__clements" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/O J.S. Clements</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#flt_edward_clement" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/Lt Edward Clement</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_pilot_geoff_cole_" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>S/Ldr William Geoff Cole</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fsgt_robert_arthur_colehan" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/S Robert Arthur Colehan</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_collins" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt ? Collins</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fo_william_george_cooper_1" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/O William G. Cooper</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt R Cooper</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fsgt_l_copley_" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/S L Copley</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fo_john_corke" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/O John Corke</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_gordon_crampton" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Gordon Crampton</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_eric_william_cuthbert_creed" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Eric W C Creed</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_richard_sweet_cruise" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt Richard S Cruise</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#flight_lieutenant_culley" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/Lt Culley</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#___w_s_day" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>?? W S Day</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fsgt_spencer_dawes_1" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/Sgt Spencer Dawes</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/O K P Dack</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_george_c_daniel" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt George C Daniel</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#wo_g_a_davie" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>W/O G.A. Davie</b></a><b> (DAVIS ?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fo_j_h_c_davie" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/O J.H.C. Davie</b></a><b> </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sldr_bob_davies" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>S/Ldr Bob Davies</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_william_davies" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O William Davies</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_william_james_davies" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt William James Davies</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fsgt_ron_davison" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/Sgt Ron Davison</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#fsgt_ray_delisle" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/Sgt Ray Delisle</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_r_dempsay" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt/ R. Dempsay</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_d_g__degaris" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O D G de Garis</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_harry_dent" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Harry Dent</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Dean</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt D.L Dean</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#flt_david_rutherford_dickson_1" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>F/Lt David R Dickson</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#___bud_dickenson" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>?/? Bud Dickenson</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_sydney_stephen_dimond" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Sydney S Dimond</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt__e__dixon" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt E Dixon</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_leslie_dodds_1" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Leslie Dodds</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt E Dobson</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#sgt_derek_o_dowson" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>Sgt Derek Dowson</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm#po_raymond_harold_dunkley" target="TRLX_Middle" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><b>P/O Raymond H. Dunkley</b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td valign=top style='background:#0066CC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' TEXT="#080000"> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>214 FMS SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=453 height=68 id="_x0000_i1025" src=50ac5440.gif alt="Lotus Word Pro 96 Document"></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>| <a href="default.htm" target="_top" title="214 SQUADRON">HOME</a> |   | <a href="History.htm" target="_top" title="THE SQUADRON ">SQUADRON HISTORY</a> |   | <a href="Bases.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON BASES">SQUADRON BASES</a> |   <a href="Crews_and_losses.htm" target="_top" title="CREWS LOSSES">| CREW S & LOSSES |</a><b>  </b> | <a href="Aircraft.htm" target="_top" title=AIRCRAFT>AIRCRAFT</a> |    </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>| SQUADRON PERSONNEL |   </b><a href="Association.htm" target="_top" title="214 SQDRN ASSOCIATION">| SQUADRON ASSOCIATION |</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Stories.htm" target="_top" title="Stories and Tall Tales">| STORIES AND TALL TALES FROM THE MESS |</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SQUADRON PERSONNEL</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>C to D</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="veterans_listing.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL A to B">A </a><a href="veterans_listing.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL A to B">to</a><a href="veterans_listing.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL A to B"> B</a>    C to D    <a href="veterans_listing53.htm" target="_top" title="Personnel E to F">E to F</a>   <a href="veterans_listing5a.htm" target="_top" title="Personnel G to H">G to H</a>    <a href="Personnel_J.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL I to L">I </a><a href="Personnel_J.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL I to L">to</a><a href="Personnel_J.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL I to L"> L</a>    <a href="veterans_listing_m_to_o.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL M to O">M  </a><a href="veterans_listing_m_to_o.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL M to O">to</a><a href="veterans_listing_m_to_o.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL M to O"> </a><a href="veterans_listing_m_to_o.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL M to O">O</a>    <a href="veterans_listing_p_to_s.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL P to S">P to S</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal>    <a href="raf_veterans_listing.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL T to Z">T </a><a href="raf_veterans_listing.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL T to Z">to </a><a href="raf_veterans_listing.htm" target="_top" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL T to Z">Z</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Much of the following 214 squadron information found on this page has been obtained from many sources, the idea is to gather any and all information on the "individual" members of 214 Squadron and collect it here. What is here is only a starting point. Eventually as enough information is received for each particular member, a separate section will be set up for them with photos, memories and their personal story.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'> If you were with, or know someone who was with the 214, please</span> <a href="mailto:xxxraf214squadron@yahoo.com" target="_top" title="mailto:xxxraf214squadron@yahoo.com">contact me</a> (remove the xxx to send an email) <span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>and help build this memorial / tribute to the squadron.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i>NOTE: To do a search of this page, hold down the CONTROL key on your keyboard (ctrl), and at the same time press the letter F. When the search screen pops up, type in the keyword to search for. When searching for a date use this format  ( dd/mm/year ) example 25/01/1944  Note that not all dates have been written in this format so if you do not find what you are looking for try different  date formats. Eventually they will all be as indicated above.</i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i>NOTE: To see further information on each member, click on their name if it is highlighted in </i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:aqua'>blue</span>. If the name is in white, then no further details are available yet.</i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="sgt_jack_g_cameron_1"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>SGT JACK G CAMERON</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Jack G Cameron</b> was born on May 2, 1920 at Toronto. He enlisted in the RCAF on November 26, 1940 (26/11/1940) at Toronto. He trained at #2 Manning Depot, Brandon; Guard Duty, Jericho Beach, BC.; #2 Wireless School, Calgary; #1 CTS, Trenton; #3 B&G, MacDonald, Man. where he received his Air Gunner wing on November 24, 1941 (24/11/1940). Jack was posted overseas to #3 PRC, Bournemouth and received further training at #1 AAS, Manby; Feb 22/42 to Mar 26/42; #22 OTU, Wellesbourne, Oakington. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On completion of training Jack was posted to # 214 Squadron, RAF 3 Group Bomber Command at Wellesbourne and Stradishall.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>His crew on Ops.: </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*Pilot - F/Sgt Ron Davison, RAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*OBS - Sgt/ R. Dempsay, RAF;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>*WAG - F/Sgt. G. Phalempin RCAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*BA -Sgt. G.D.Murray RCAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*F/E - Sgt. S.A. Miller RAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal> RG - Sgt. J. Cameron RCAF. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>(* Killed in Action.)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>I did three trips on the 1000 bomber raids from OTU in 1C Wellington's and the third could have been fatal. After we bombed the target on our way home, we were told to fly over the sea at 1000 feet. One engine died and the 1C Wimpy was forced to ditch. The pilot made a good landing on the sea and we all got out of the aircraft. I released the dinghy from its position in the tail section.   We all swam and climbed into the dinghy and spent 112 hours on the North Sea. We were spotted by a Wellington aircraft doing a square search for one of their own squadron. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>After OTU, we were posted to 214 squadron on Stirlings. On our 3rd trip, October 13, 1942 (13/10/1942) to Kiel in BK599 BU-R, we were coned by searchlights and a night fighter finished us off. The whole front of the aircraft was ablaze, no intercom or hydraulics. I had been hit in the foot, to what extent, I didn't know and with the aircraft on fire, I hit the silk. The aircraft came down at Felde, in the garden of a estate, by the "Westensee" </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Prison Camps; Schleswig Hosing Obermasfeld (Kriegie Hospital); Stalag Luft 1, Barth; Stalag 20A, Thorn; Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug; Stalag 357, Falling Bostel.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Jack was demobbed at Toronto on November 1, 1945. and worked at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. He was married to Glady, they had two daughters - Donna Sharpe and Leslie Cameron </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>http://www.torontoaircrew.com/AirGunner/Cameron/cameron.html</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>NOTE: </b>Research and recovery on the actual crash site is currently underway by Researcher <b>Nils Hempel</b> of Germany.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>crashdate: 13./14.october 1942</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>crashlocation: Felde, in the garden of a estate, by the "Westensee" </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>(near Kiel)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>aircraft: Short Stirling I BK599 BU-R (?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>unit: 214th. sqn (?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>recovered: during the ww2</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>In september 2004 search for aircraft parts in the garden of the estate has turned up numerous parts which are currently being photographed and documented.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SEE CREWS AND LOSSES SECTION</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>***************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_d_j_capel"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt D J Capel</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt D J Capel,</b> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Wellington (L7840)of 214 sqdn reserve flight.On 11th October 1940 ( 11/10/1940 ) L7840 was taking off at 14.40 hrs on the SSE-NNW runway when it swerved to starboard and crashed in flames into the SE corner of of No1 hanger. Four crew were killed and 2 were seriously injured.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/O Charles Rafter (killed)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt RS Eastment (killed)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt C Hellewell (killed)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt G Hunt ( 2nd pilot)RNZAF (killed)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt CD Pownie (s injured)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt DJ Capel (s injured)</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>RESEARCH: With thanks from Bill Stubs.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>****************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="po_barry_phillip_cardinal"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1028" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>P/O Barry Phillip Cardinal</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Barry Phillip Cardinal</b>, Service No: J/7197, Nationality: Canadian, Rank: Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Canadian Air Force, Age: 21, Date of Death: 07/06/1942 </p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Additional information: Son of Louis Arthur and Dorothy Margaret Cardinal, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. P/O Cardinal, air gunner on N3761 had been posted to No 214 Squadron on May 20, from No 410 (Fighter squadron). Details retrieved from the National Archives in Ottawa by Kate Brettell</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 41. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Cemetery: TERSCHELLING (WEST-TERSCHELLING) GENERAL CEMETERY  </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On the night of June 6/7, 1942 Stirling N3761 piloted by F/Lt Turtle failed to return from an attack on Emden. None of the crew survived.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>    </p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew of Stirling N3761were as follows:<o:p></o:p></p> <table border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width=550 style='width:412.5pt; mso-cellspacing:.7pt;border:outset 1.5pt;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt' bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#808080" frame=BOX rules=ALL hspace=0 vspace=0> <tr style='height:48.0pt'> <td width=243 valign=top style='width:182.25pt;border:inset .75pt; padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:48.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>TREPPASS, LEONARD L. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RAFVR United Kingdom </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Rank: Pilot Officer (Obs.) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>108005</p> </td> <td width=288 valign=top style='width:3.0in;border:inset .75pt; padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:48.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>BARHAM, WILFRED W </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RAFVR United Kingdom </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>755880 </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:60.0pt'> <td width=243 valign=top style='width:182.25pt;border:inset .75pt; padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:60.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>HARRISON, NORMAN N </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RAFVR United Kingdom </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Flight Lieutenant</p> <p class=MsoNormal>116554<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:60.0pt'><nobr> <p class=MsoNormal>HOLDSWORTH, JOHN BARRY  J B </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RAFVR United Kingdom </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Pilot Officer </p> <p class=MsoNormal>115722</p> <p class=MsoNormal><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:48.0pt'> <td valign=top style='border:inset .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:48.0pt'><nobr> <p class=MsoNormal>CARDINAL, BARRIE PHILLIP B P </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RCAFCanada </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>J/7197<o:p></o:p></p> </nobr></td> <td valign=top style='border:inset .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:48.0pt'><nobr></nobr> <p class=MsoNormal>MARKS, EDWARD MICHAEL E M </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RCAF Canada </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Pilot Officer - Air Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal> J/15139<o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:48.0pt'> <td valign=top style='border:inset .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:48.0pt'><nobr> <p class=MsoNormal>SCOTT, ALLAN RANDALL A R </p> <p class=MsoNormal>RAF United Kingdom </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>573717 <o:p></o:p></p> </nobr></td> <td valign=top style='border:inset .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:48.0pt'><nobr></nobr> <p class=MsoNormal>TURTLE, REGINALD WILLIAM ARTHUR</p> <p class=MsoNormal>RAF United Kingdom</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O (pilot)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>40866<o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Kate Brettell</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=178 height=247 id="_x0000_i1029" src=2a9b2f70.jpg align=BOTTOM></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_john_douglas_cassan_"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1030" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>P/O JOHN DOUGLAS CASSAN</span></u></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:white'> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>"Courtesy of the Cassan family, formerly of Clevedon Somerset"</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>John Douglas Cassan</b> Pilot Officer (Pilot) RAFVR, 214 Squadron. Died 22-6-1944 aged 21. Known as Johnny to his friends and family he came from Clevedon, Somerset,where he lived with his parents Arthur William Marshall and Ida Francis Cassan. He had originally become a pilot with 214 Sqn RAF in November 1943 at a time when 214 was flying Stirlings Mk's 1 and 3.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Tragically John was killed in the crash of Fortress BU.B the day after his 21st birthday. Although he would never know, exactly two weeks after his death, the nephew of his comrade and friend Sgt Sydney Bryant, would be born and named after him. By some twist of destiny, this namesake "John Cripps", some 60 years later would author the story of BU-B and thereby ensure that the sacrifice of John Douglas Cassan would never be forgotten. John was originally buried as "Unknown Airman" He rests at Uden War Cemetery, Holland. Grave ref: 5. B 5. . He is remembered on the war memorial inside St Andrew's Church, Clevedon, and Clevedon's Civic Website.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>In the very early hours of 22nd June 1944 a B17 Flying Fortress of 214 Squadron, RAF Oulton, in Norfolk, was shot down over Holland by a German night fighter while returning from a clandestine mission. Dutch observers reported the aircraft crashing at 1-15am near Aaldert, 2km NW of Bergharen, Netherlands . Of the nine man crew on board five were killed. Aircraft Boeing B17 Flying Fortress SR-382 BU-B of B flight, 214 Squadron, 100 Group. Royal Air Force.The Luftwaffe pilot that shot the aircraft down was Heinz Strunig of NJG1. Heinz subsequently was shot down himself on Christmas Eve 1944 and attempting to bail out collided with the tail-plane assembly of his aircraft and was killed. (Aircraft believed to have been a Messerschmitt 110)</p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal>In June 1945, survivor Sgt Tom Sparks sent a letter to John's mother  which confirms that John stayed at the controls of the aircraft because, quote "One of the boys up front was badly injured" (likely Navigator Flt/Sgt George Orr). It also appears his Fortress survived one attack but a second knocked out the inner starboard engine rendering the aircraft's controls useless. By some fluke, or pilot skill, John managed to pull the nose of the aircraft up from its head long dive just long enough for the crew, that could,  to bale out.  (<i>The Sparks letter is currently in the possession of John's brother)</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: All materials on this site regarding BU-B is the result of the painstaking research of John Cripps of Hook in Hampshire, nephew of Sergeant Bryant.  XXXXjj@cripps198.freeserve.co.uk</p> <p class=MsoNormal>See <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#99FFFF'><a href="http%7C//mysite.freeserve.com/flyingfortressraf" target="_top" title="BUB THE FULL STORY"><b>BU-B THE FULL STORY</b></a></span> by John Cripps</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_norman_lewis_casely_1"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1031" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>P/O NORMAN LEWIS CASELY</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Norman Lewis Casely</b> 116071, flew a full tour as Navigator with the 214 at Stradishall from the 26 april 1940 to the 17 July 1941. He is known to have flown in Wellington L4326 BU-K which was later lost. P/O Casely was killed in a flying accident while on pilot training. Family contact: Steve Casely (Nephew) 01626 351490 Newton Abbot.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_george_henry_joseph_cash"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1032" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>SGT George Henry Joseph Cash</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt George Henry Joseph Cash</b>, 1334740, 21 yrs old.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>On the night of 4th. to 5.th. April 1943 ( 04/04/1943 ) during a raid to Kiel Germany, Stirling W7621, coded BU-G was shot down. The pilot of the aircraft attempted a landing on a field near the lake „Dobersdorfer See". The aircraft slid approx 300 meters over the field, then flipped over and continued on into the lake where it stopped about 100 meters from the shore. The crew were aparently all killed but not all as a result of the crash.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Crew of <b>W7621</b>, coded <b>BU-G</b>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. John Broderick,                         ID-No. 1254086, 22 years, Grave: 5.B.13. (Kiel / Germany)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. Kenneth, Reginald Burton,       ID-No. 1385331, 20 years, Grave: Panel 144 (*)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. George Henry Joseph Cash,    ID-No. 1334740, 21 years, Grave: Panel 144 (*)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. Albert John Gordon,                  ID-No. 1376471, 29 years, Grave: Panel 151 (*)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. Edward McGloin,                       ID-No. 1560563, 20 years, Grave: Panel 157 (*)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. Harry Michael Parsons,            ID-No. 1332551, 25 years, Grave: Panel 161 (*)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>-Sgt. James Hill Strathearn                ID-No. 996460,   23 years, Grave: Panel 166 (*)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(*) Graves of Runnymede Memorial, England</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Nils Hempel, Kiel Germany</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="___james_clark_cattell"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1033" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>?? James Clark Cattell</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>?? James Clark Cattell</b>, 40932 RNZAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>All the following crew were killed on 09/04/1941.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>BROWN, Richard, ID-No. 944326 (RAF)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>CATTELL, James Clark, ID-No. 40932 (RNZAF)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>HITCHCOCK, Cornelius Matthew Flinders, ID-No. 904310 (RAF)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>McHARDY, Alexader John, ID-No. 973376 (RAF)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>ROWLAND,Douglas Cyril, ID-No. 910608 (RAF)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Research: Nils Hempel</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_john_noel_thomas_chandler"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1034" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt John Noel Thomas Chandler</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt John Noel Thomas Chandler,</b>  1313346. RAFVR, Wop/Ag. 20 yrs of age, KIA on the 30/07/1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>His body was recovered off the Friesian Islands and he is buried in Oldenburg.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: Marilyn Morris, neice of Sgt Chandler. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Note: Johns sister survives.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_r_a_chatfield_"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1035" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>SGT R A Chatfield </u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R A Chatfield,  08/04/1941 - 07/04/1941.  214 Sqn.  Wellington 1c. "Took off Stradishall on operations to Kiel.  Lost without trace.  All are  commemmorated on the Runnymede Memorial".</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew of R1380 coded BU-?</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R A Williams</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt K Manson RNZAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R A Chatfield</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R C Plummer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt H R Easton RCAF and</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt C H R Mercer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>(- all killed).</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_s_c_chester"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1036" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt S C Chester</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt  S C Chester</b>, </p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 23/11/1940, Wellington 1c, serial T2471, Code BU-? took off at 17.00 hrs from Stradishall on an op to Berlin and dissappeared without a trace. Possibly lost over the coast of Holland.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew are listed as:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt S C Chester</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O E R M Pears</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt H W Brook</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt A E Taylor</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R C Bishop, and</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt A Hyam - Rear Gunner  (family member has been in contact, see Sgt Hyam)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>All crew members were reported missing, and subsequently listed as KIA .</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The notes just say: "Lost without trace".  It's therefore quite likely that the crew were either shot down over the sea or otherwise had to ditch into it.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The names of this crew are perpetuated on the "Runnymede Memorial"</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Ian Hunt, reference W R Chorley's book 'RAF Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>****************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_walter_irvine_christsen"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1037" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt Walter Irvine Christsen</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt Walter Irvine Christsen, </b>404277. RAAF, Age 22,  KIA  26/03/1942 in Holland. Remembered AWM panel 120.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>THE CREW OF ???? Coded <b>BU-?</b> consisted of:</p> <p class=MsoNormal>W.I. Christsen, age 22, sergeant, no. 404277 Royal Australian Air Force</p> <p class=MsoNormal>E.W.C. Creed, pilot officer, age 22, Royal Australian Air Force</p> <p class=MsoNormal>A.F.M. Emms, 1376234, sergeant, wireless operator, airgunner, RAF, age 27</p> <p class=MsoNormal>A.P. Mair, captain, Royal Artillery attd. RAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>W.W.R. Norton, 400885, Royal Australian Air Force, age 26</p> <p class=MsoNormal>J.R. Payne, 984801, wireless operator-airgunner, RAF, age 25</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew was killed on 23:53  26/03/1942 and are buried in the cemetery at Vriezenveen Holland.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>No further details known </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE: Hans J. Kobes, Vriezenveen (NL)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Source:  John Cripps re: http://www.awm.gov.au</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=200 height=260 id="_x0000_i1038" src=4c1c8040.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="po_dick_clarkson"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1039" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>P/O Dick Clarkson</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Dick Clarkson,  </b>Navigator</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>See P/O William Venner' s first crew picture posing in front of Wellington BU-O X9979. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Taken sometime in the fall of 1941. X9979 piloted by P/O JHA Baker was later lost on the April Fools Tragedy of  01/04/1942</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt Trevellian - Rear Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Jack Allen (Canadian) - W/Op</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt Gordon Venner ( Canadian) W/Op/Ag</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O David Wilson - Pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O Dick Clarkson - Navigator</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O Joe Baker - 2nd Pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Log book of P/O Venner shows both Sgt Wilson - Pilot and Sgt Venner - Front Gunner being together on flights at #3 Group Training Flight from 11/11/1941 to 24/11/1941. They were also on Ops together from 10/09/1941 to 23/10/1941</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Research: Ian Hunt. </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Records of F/O William Gordon Venner</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fo_j_s__clements"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1040" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/O J.S. Clements</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/O J.S. Clements</b>, crew on Stirling III, BK 686 BU-C. Was killed on 26th July 1943 during an attack on Essen. The aircraft crashed at Essen - Borbeck killing all eight crew and were originally buried at Dusseldorf Germany. Later re-interred at Reichwald Forest War Cemetary. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew of <b>BK686</b>, Stirling III, coded <b>BU-C</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/O J.S. Clements</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/O J.H.C. Davie RAAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt S.J. Greer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      P/O D.M. Weddell</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt E.N. Bird </p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/S G.B. Fielder</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      P/O G.F. McCleary RCAF, and</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt H. Owen</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Short Stirling Mk.III BK.686,  lost 25-26/7/43.  8 killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>       Built By : Austin Motors Co.Birmingham</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       Contract : B.982939/39/(c)36A</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       Engines : Bristol Hercules Mk.VI</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>       T.o.C No.10 M.U 29.01.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       T.o.C No.214 Sqdn 09.03.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       CAT 'E' (Missing) 26.07.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       S.o.C 31.07.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Total Flying Hours 169hrs 30 minutes</p> <p class=MsoNormal>BK 686 BU-C 214 sqdn, 25 sortes. FTR Essen 26/7/43 </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Crashed at Essen-Borbeck.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: Jack Greer -  Uncle of John Greer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: Crew details per Ian Hunt</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="flt_edward_clement"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1041" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>F/Lt Edward Clement</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Lt Edward Clement,</b>  Flight / Lt. Edward Clement DFC.  He had first flown with 214</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Squadron before transferring with the 4 remaining survivors of his crew to 7 Squadron Pathfinder Force. They were tragically killed on 18/11/43 on their last op of a double tour, their 45th.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Ted and the rest of the crew, as they were  when they joined 214 on the 19/11/42 were</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Andy Harding       AC    Pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Edward Clement  EJ     Navigator</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Walsh                   TJP   Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Parker                   FAG  Flight Engineer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O Hough                   J       Air Bomber</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Jack Stammers    J       Air Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Herb Harris           HA     Air Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>By the 28th the crew had still not flown as Andy Harding had to do Second dickey trips but as the raid to the fiat works at Turin was so important it was decided to disperse the crew where needed. This is why Jack Stammers from London, and Herb Harris from Canada were allocated to Flight Sgt Gatlands crew, as his two gunners had both been injured on a previous operation. Jack Stammers , and Sgt Short the Flight Engineer died in the crash at Couvron-et-Aumencourt with Herb Harris dying of injuries five days later. Squadron Leader Penna of course was the one</p> <p class=MsoNormal>that got away</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The two gunners were replaced in Sgt  Hardings Crew by the two injured gunners from Sgt Gatlands crew. They were an American named Jimmy C. Parker ( but known as Gerry )  and  a Welshman  Sgt E.J. Rosling They were to go on and complete 18 operations with Ted and the crew which completed their 30 ops of their tour and then were screened, whilst the remaining five went to Oakington, 7 Squadron, and the Pathfinders.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Dave Herbert</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="sgt_pilot_geoff_cole_"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1042" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>S/Ldr William Geoffrey Cole</span></u></b> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>S/Ldr William Geoffrey Cole, Eighteen year old Geoff Cole joined the RAFVR at Derby in 1938.  He joined 214 Squadron as a sergeant pilot in July 1940 and flew a first tour of over thirty operations.  On 7 December 1940 his crew and two others were despatched half an hour ahead of the main force to act as pathfinders by locating and marking the target, Dusseldorf, with incendiaries.  The weather was atrocious and Geoff Cole's aircraft lost both engines, falling several thousand feet before he was able to start them again.  The other two 'pathfinder' aircraft, captained by <b><span style='font-family: Arial;color:red'>**</span></b>Flight Lieutenant Harris<b><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>**</span></b> and Flying Officer Dadswell, were both lost.  Flight Lieutenant Keith Falconer the Navigation Officer often flew in Geoff Cole's crew.  Sadly, Falconer (awarded the DFC in July 1941) was killed on a Berlin raid flying with 214 Squadron's CO, Wing Commander Cruickshank.  Cole, however, survived his tour and another, on Lancasters, with 103 Squadronat Elsham Wolds in 1943.  After 54 operations, his DFC was gazetted in September 1943.  He survived the war to become a BOAC Captain, married and lives in Cambridge. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>** </b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:white'>This is undoubtedly Wilfred Arthur Harris, being researched by Tim Jackson, England.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fsgt_robert_arthur_colehan"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1043" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/Sgt Robert Arthur Colehan</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Sgt  Robert Arthur Colehan</b>, 632891</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 27 august 1942 three hundred and six aircraft were sent by Bomber Command to attack mainly the aircraft factories at the German city of Kassel situated some forty miles to the north east of the `Dams' which had been attacked in May 1942 by the `Dambusters'. The Command lost thirty-one aircraft, 10.1% of the force sent. One squadron, No 142, lost five of its fifteen Wellingtons taking part in the raid. It is believed that the German Night-Fighter Controllers were `spot on' in assessing just where the target was, hence the heavy casualties.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>There was very little cloud cover over Kassel and it was well illuminated by the Pathfinders. Widespread damage was caused, particularly in the south west of the city, with over seventy large fires being started and severe damage being done to all three of the Henschel aircraft factories.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>214 Squadron sent twelve aircraft on this raid, including Stirling Mark 1 R9155 <b>Q - BU </b>which took off from Stradishall at 2029 hours. On this occasion Pilot Officer Dunckley took the place of the regular navigator Sergeant S.Newcombe. Pilot Officer R.H.Dunckley was a New Zealander and Sergeant R.R. Gray was a Canadian. The others were British.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>     <b>FLYING OFFICER          A.R.SKONE               PILOT</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     J. KING                      FLIGHT ENGINEER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     PILOT OFFICER            R.H. DUNCKLEY       NAVIGATOR</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     A.C. LYLE                  AIR GUNNER/BOMB AIMER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     FLIGHT SERGEANT      R.A.COLEHAN          WIRELESS OPERATOR</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     R.R.GRAY                  AIR GUNNER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     W.J.BUSHELL          AIR GUNNER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Nothing was heard of them again. It has been established that they were one of the twenty-five bombers shot down by Luftwaffe fighters out of a total loss of thirty-one. They had bombed their target and were on the way back when, shot down by a night fighter, crashed at Issum ten miles to the north west of Moers with no survivors. They were all buried temporarily, in the local cemetery.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Six of the crew of Stirling Mark 1 R9155 Q-BU who died on Thursday 27 August 1942 were buried in Collective Grave 28. H. 8-13:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: ARTHUR SKONE</p> <p class=MsoNormal>See also<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#FFFBF0'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:aqua'><a href="Personnel_pages/Skone_Alan_Raymond_Collier/Plt_Off_Alan_Raymond_Collier_Skone.htm" target="_top" title="P/O Alan Raymond Collier Skone">'A PEACEFULL VIEW'</a></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_collins"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1044" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt Collins</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Collins, </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew of <b>R1614</b>, coded <b>BU-?</b> failed to return from operations on the night of July 14, 1941.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O Brown</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Collins</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Taylor</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Else</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Hall ?</p> <p class=MsoNormal>???</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>July 14 / 15, 1941 four aircraft R1613, R1614, R1341 and T2913 left Stradishall on operations. Of the four aircraft sent by 214 Squadron this night, two returned to base which ultimately saved them from the disaster that lay ahead. <b>R1341 </b>piloted by P/O Guild returned claiming bad weather and icing conditions and the aircraft would not climb. <b>T2913</b> piloted by Sgt Gwilliam returned claiming engine trouble. The remaining two R1613 piloted by P/O Crampton and R1614 piloted by P/O Brown continued on to the target but never returned.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Ian Hunt, extracted from Operations record book, PRO</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> <a name="fo_william_george_cooper_1"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1045" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a></b><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>F/O William George Cooper</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/O William George Cooper 115186, </b>Flying Officer (Flying Instructor), RAF, 214 Squadron (Chedburgh), 29, of Branston, Lincolnshire.  30 March 1943 Only fatality when Stirling EF362, which had returned early from operations to Berlin due to severe icing, collided over Chedburgh with Stirling BK663 and crashed near Oldham, 17 miles E of Cambridge. First sortie of his second tour of duty. Buried at St James Churchyard, Stratford Road, Shirley. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE: http://med441.bham.ac.uk/WarMems/solihullair.html</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>***************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fsgt_l_copley_"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1046" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/SGT L Copley </u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Sgt L Copley</b> - RAFVR - 214 (FMS) Squadron. F/Sgt Copley was one of the crew members of Warrant Officer <b>G A Davie</b>. On the 11th April 1943  (11/04/1943 ) this crew took off from Chedburgh, Suffolk at 20:52 in Short Stirling BK612 on a minelaying operation in the Gironde estuary. The aircraft was presumed lost in the target area. The bodies of 2 of the crew were washed ashore and are buried at the Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery, France and the remaining 5 crew members were declared missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Crew of Stirling BK612 MK ?, coded BU-? were:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sergeant Arthur Bowers  - A/G</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/S L Copley</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Warrant Officer G. A. Davie - Pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Thomas Frank Richardson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt J B Woods</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt A C Wade</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Cheryl Garner, Great Niece of Thomas Frank Richardson.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Various families of the crew members.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=348 height=243 id="_x0000_i1047" src=3fe5cf30.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fo_john_corke"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1048" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/O John Corke</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/O John Corke, </b>Pilot, The five main members of the crew were: </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Ted Bonner    WOP</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Fred Barber     Engineer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Len Roose       Air Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Fly/Off Bill Foskett     B/A S/D</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Jack Podger</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=189 height=283 id="_x0000_i1049" src=3f9bd1b0.jpg align=BOTTOM></p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O Bill Foskett far left, F/O John Corke far right. The crew  was affectionately nicknamed Corke'screw. The above photo was taken under the outside port engine of Fortress BU-A (ABLE).  In the top picture F/O J Corke is at the controls of BU-A. </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(See P/O Bill Foskett's profile)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Source & copyright: P/O Bill Foskett</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=199 height=222 id="_x0000_i1050" src=41bc7de0.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> <a name="po_gordon_crampton"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1051" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a></b><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>P/O Gordon Crampton</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O gordon Crampton,</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On the 14 - 15/07/1941 four aircraft R1613, R1614, R1341 and T2913 left Stradishall on operations. Of the four aircraft sent by 214 Squadron this night, two returned to base which ultimately saved them from the disaster that lay ahead. <b>R1341 </b>piloted by P/O Guild returned claiming bad weather and icing conditions and the aircraft would not climb. <b>T2913</b> piloted by Sgt Gwilliam returned claiming engine trouble. The remaining two R1613 piloted by P/O Crampton and R1614 piloted by P/O Brown continued on to the target but never returned. <span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:#111111'>( Source: Researcher Ian Hunt, re PRO, Squadron ORB )</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>July 14, 1941 ( 14/07/1941 ) While at  10,000 feet over the city of Bremen in Germany,  BU-G  R1613 was attacked by a german fighter aircraft who came from above and to the side. According to pilot Crampton,  Marsh who was rear gunner at the time, calmly announced over the intercom, as if he were talking about the weather, "down the phones, we are under attack" and  promptly sent up a hail of gun fire to meet his attacker. The German fighter raked the forward section of BU-G killing their second pilot Jenkins and the aircraft immediately exploded in flames. The rest of the crew managed to bale out safely with only minor injuries but Sgt Kent's chute caught and tangled on the tail of the flaming aircraft and he was pulled down with it to his death.  All of the surviving members were captured by the germans, two of whom were sent to a german hospital and the rest off to prison camp where they spent the rest of the war.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=307 height=149 id="_x0000_i1052" src=41933950.jpg align=BOTTOM></p> <p class=MsoNormal>BU-G Drawing by Marshall Johnson 1942</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <b>THE CREW OF R1613 Coded BU-G :</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O J.G. (Gordon) Crampton</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O T. Jenkins  <span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:#111111'>(WR Chorley records as J.C. Jenkins)</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R. Kent</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Marshall A Johnson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt H. E  Jones</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt R. Instone</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>OPERATIONS</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>2 - 3/6/1941</b>.  Wellington R1613 to Dusseldorf.  Crampton plus crew of:- Ercolani, Waite, Instone, Jones, Taylor</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>7 - 8/6/41</b>.  R1613 to Brest (Target - ships in docks?).  Crew as above.  Landed at Hinton</p> <p class=MsoNormal>11 - 12/6/41.  N2802 to ? (Dusseldorf?).  Crew: Crampton, (another-) Taylor, Waite, Instone, Jones and Taylor.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>12 - 13/6/41</b>.  N2802 to ? (Boulogne?).  Crew as above. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>21 - 22/6/41</b>.  W5452 to ? (Cologne?).  Crew: Crampton, Jenkins, Kent, Instone, Jones, Taylor. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>24-25/6/41</b>.  N2800 to ? (Dusseldorf?).  Crew as above. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>27 - 28/6/41</b>.  R1613 to ? (Bremen?).  Crew as above. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>2 - 3/7/41</b>.  R1613 to Bremen.  Crew as above. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>4 - 5/7/41</b>.  W5452 to ?   (2nd) Taylor instead of Kent in crew.  Landed Boscombe Down with engine trouble. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>7 - 8/7/41</b>.  R1613 to ?   Kent in crew again. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>9 - 10/7/41</b>.  R1613 to ?  Greenaway not Taylor at No.6 in crew list.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>14 - 15/7/41</b>.  R1613 to ?  (Bremen?).  Failed to return. <b>(Marsh Johnston not Taylor at No.6 in crew list).  </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE: Researcher Ian Hunt </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=404 height=303 id="_x0000_i1053" src=41d942f0.jpg align=BOTTOM></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Gordon Crampton and F/Lt Marshall Johnson</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>London, Ontario</p> <p class=MsoNormal>(Note the picture in the background, Gord had this commissioned with a plaque and gave it to Marsh as a gift. A few years later the print was stolen during a break-in. )</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="po_eric_william_cuthbert_creed"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1054" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>P/O Eric William Cuthbert Creed</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Eric William Cuthbert Creed, </b>40581. RAAF,  KIA  26/03/1942 in Holland. Remembered AWM panel 120.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>THE CREW OF ???? Coded <b>BU-?</b> consisted of:</p> <p class=MsoNormal>W.I. Christsen, age 22, sergeant, no. 404277 Royal Australian Air Force</p> <p class=MsoNormal>E.W.C. Creed, pilot officer, age 22, Royal Australian Air Force</p> <p class=MsoNormal>A.F.M. Emms, 1376234, sergeant, wireless operator, airgunner, RAF, age 27</p> <p class=MsoNormal>A.P. Mair, captain, Royal Artillery attd. RAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>W.W.R. Norton, 400885, Royal Australian Air Force, age 26</p> <p class=MsoNormal>J.R. Payne, 984801, wireless operator-airgunner, RAF, age 25</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew was killed on 23:53  26/03/1942 and are buried in the cemetery at Vriezenveen Holland.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>No further details known </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE: Hans J. Kobes, Vriezenveen (NL)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Source:  John Cripps re: http://www.awm.gov.au</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=279 height=372 id="_x0000_i1055" src=39b17740.jpg align=BOTTOM></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="sgt_richard_sweet_cruise"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1056" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>Sgt Richard Sweet Cruise</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>CRUISE Richard Sweet</b>, Sgt RAF 523187 (Flt Engineer) died 31.5.42 aged 26. Son of William & Elizabeth CRUISE, Belfast, Northern Ireland.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Richard Cruise served with 214 at Stradishall. He was killed on 30 May 1942 during Op Millenium, the big 1000 bomber raid on Cologne Germany, whilst with Stirling BU-E W7534. His comrades were killed with him when their a/c crashed near Monchengladbach however the reason for the crash as yet is undetermined. Richard and his comrades are now buried in the Reichswald CWGC</p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Emrys Jones</p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> <a name="flight_lieutenant_culley"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1057" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Flight Lieutenant Culley</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Lt Culley</b>, Flight Lieutenant Culley flew as a very senior gunner with 214 Squadron with various crews, including Pilot Officer Jack Wetherly's, in 1940 and 1941.  In mid-March he flew with Pilot Officer Ian Lawson to Malta, where he operated with 148 Squadron in the Middle East.  Ian Lawson remembered his extraordinary reluctance to be rested from operations</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>RESEARCH: Christopher Jary - Author</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="___w_s_day"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1058" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>?? W S Day</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>?? W S Day</b>, </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Operational Commander A Flight as per P/O Bill Fosketts log 31/05/1944</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal> **************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=192 height=264 id="_x0000_i1059" src=2bac0080.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> <a name="fsgt_spencer_dawes_1"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1060" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a></b><b><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>F/SGT SPENCER DAWES</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Sgt Spencer Dawes</b>.  Spencer was 25 years old, born to Stanley Sydney Dawes OBE (great Uncle of Simon Dawes) & Katherine Ellen Dawes from Bournemouth, United Kingdom. Prior to the war, Spencer moved to Canada to work & then at the outbreak of War joined the RCAF & thus came to 214 Squadron. His last flight was as follows:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      <b>Plane:</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:white'>                    </span> Wellington IC Z8842</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>                     <b> Crew:</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/O Donald Edward Baker J5060     RCAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/Sgt Spencer Dawes R67521     RCAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt V L Stephens 1119436          RAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt E G W Shotter 930243          RAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt Newman 1177845          RAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/Sgt Erby 1287615               RAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Mission: </b>Take off 20:19 Hrs on Operation 'Lineshoot' to bomb railway yards in Hanau, Lohr </p> <p class=MsoNormal>(35 Wellingtons and 14 Hampdens to carry out attacks on railway targets. 22 aircraft reported that they had carried out this task but 12 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden were lost.) </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Details: </b>The raid of  01/04/1942 ( 1/2 April)  against railway yards at Hanau (Operation  'Lineshoot') was unusual in that it was planned to be flown LOW level at night which was almost unheard of for 'ordinary' squadrons who normally operated as high as possible. No.57 Squadron from Feltwell were also detailed to fly, but at normal height. The concept of low level operations was relatively sound if all went according to plan, and it was possible that defenses would be caught out. It did however, require precision flying well away from known flak defenses, and as in these days navigational aids were non-existent, visual observation was necessary in conjunction with accurate course flying. The bright moon 'helped' both aircrew and unfortunately, the flak gunners as well! Fourteen aircraft took off from Stradishall, captains included the two Flight Commanders and the Station Commander, Grp/Cpt Dermot Boyle. Navigation proved to be a problem and it is probable that crews failed to avoid 'hot' areas and the fourteen Wellingtons were reported as they crossed the coast. Sqd/ Ldr Cyril Miles, one of the Flight Commanders, recalls that 'navigation was a problem', and certainly official findings assume that crews had wandered off course. 57 Squadron (flying 'high') lost 5 out of 12 so it looks as though the Germans were 'on form' that night. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The outcome was that seven aircraft of  214 (half the flight !) failed to return, being almost certain victims of flak. Of the aircraft which did return, most were damaged by flak to some degree. Only one man (a rear gunner) survived from the seven crews. Of the seven aircraft lost, five crashed in Germany, one in Belgium and F/Sgt Spencer Dawes plane, piloted by F/O Donald Edward Baker, presumably came down in the sea off the Dutch coast. This is only surmise as Sgt VL Stevens is buried at Flushing (Vlissingen) in Holland. However, Sgt EGW Shotter is buried in Germany (Becklingen Cemetery.) Reasons for burials are sometimes a little confusing as post-war, any aircrew buried in Germany were moved to official war cemeteries. Sgt Shotter could have been washed ashore on the German coast or even have baled out, wounded over Germany. The remaining four members of the crew are commemorated at Runneymede (RAF Memorial) at Coopers Hill. F/Sgt Dawes on panel 103. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & AUTHOR & RESEARCH: Simon Dawes, family of F/Sgt Spencer Dawes</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=223 height=459 id="_x0000_i1061" src=4d3dfcb0.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_george_c_daniel"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1062" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt George C Daniel</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt George C Daniel</b>,  Air Gunner. Wellington IC N2746 ,  BU-M took off at 20:00 from Stradishall, Suffolk on a raid to Hamburg on 13 March 1941 ( 13/03/1941 ). The aircraft captained by Sgt. Elder was shot down over the Netherlands by a German nightfighter shortly after 23:00 and crashed near city of Groningen. The nose gunner Sgt Douglas Wilmott Waters survived and became a POW, the rest were KIA. They are buried at the Esserveld cemetery, Groningen. Most are buried in communal graves, some with members of another crew which crashed in the vicinity on the same night.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Crew of N2746 coded BU-M consisted of:</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Alexander G. Elder - pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Victor L Bagley - 2nd pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt George C Daniel - air gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Sol Glazer (NZ) - Observer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt John L Tomkinson - wireless operator</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Douglas Wilmott Waters</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>A picture of the German fighter pilot (Ofw. Gildner) and his wireless operator, inspecting the wreck of Elder's Wellington has been located by Stevin Oudshoorn (see below).</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH:</b> Very kindly submitted <b>Stevin Oudshoorn</b>. See Stevin's website for further information on all aircraft lost over the Netherlands.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.basher82.nl" target="_top" title="http://www.basher82.nl">www.basher82.nl</a> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="wo_g_a_davie"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1063" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>W/O G A Davie</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>W/O G A Davie</b> - 11th April 1943.   214 (FMS) Squadron. Pilot.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>On the 11th April 1943 ( 11/04/1943 ) the crew took off from Chedburgh, Suffolk at 20:52 in Short Stirling BK612 on a minelaying operation in the Gironde estuary. The aircraft was presumed lost in the target area. The bodies of 2 of the crew were washed ashore and are buried at the Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery, France and the remaining 5 crew members, including Sgt Bowers, were declared missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Crew of Stirling BK612 MK ?, coded BU-? were:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sergeant Arthur Bowers  - A/G</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/S L Copley</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Warrant Officer G. A. Davie - Pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Thomas Frank Richardson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt J B Woods</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt A C Wade</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Cheryl Garner, Great Niece of Thomas Frank Richardson.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Various families of the crew members.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fo_j_h_c_davie"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1064" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/O J.H.C Davie</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/O J.H.C. Davie</b>, RAAF crew on Stirling III, BK 686 BU-C. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Was killed on 26th July 1943 ( 26/07/1943 ) during an attack on Essen. The aircraft crashed at Essen - Borbeck killing all eight crew and were originally buried at Dusseldorf Germany. Later re interred at Reichwald Forest War Cemetary. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew of <b>BK686</b>, Stirling III, coded <b>BU-C</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/O J.S. Clements</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/O J.H.C. Davie RAAF</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt S.J. Greer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      P/O D.M. Weddell</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt E.N. Bird </p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      F/S G.B. Fielder</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      P/O G.F. McCleary RCAF, and</p> <p class=MsoNormal>                      Sgt H. Owen</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Short Stirling Mk.III BK.686,  lost 25-26/07/1943.  8 killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>       Built By : Austin Motors Co.Birmingham</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       Contract : B.982939/39/(c)36A</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       Engines : Bristol Hercules Mk.VI</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>       T.o.C No.10 M.U 29.01.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       T.o.C No.214 Sqdn 09.03.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       CAT 'E' (Missing) 26.07.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal>       S.o.C 31.07.1943</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Total Flying Hours 169hrs 30 minutes</p> <p class=MsoNormal>BK 686 BU-C 214 sqdn, 25 sortes. FTR Essen 26/07/1943 </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Crashed at Essen-Borbeck.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: Jack Greer -  Uncle of John Greer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: Crew details per Ian Hunt</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=181 height=207 id="_x0000_i1065" src=3eab5cf0.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="sldr_bob_davies"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1066" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#FFFBF0'>S/Ldr BOB DAVIES</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>S/Ldr Bob Davies,</b> (further information pending)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Was Operational Commander A Flight as recorded in P/O Bill Fosketts log  06/12/1944 </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=403 height=552 id="_x0000_i1067" src=3b093280.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>S/Ldr O/C Bob Davies and crew 'A'  Flight</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Left to Right on Tail</i></b>  Sgt R Tither (Wireless Op), Sgt. S Brown (Rear Gunner), Sgt. C Haywood (Top Gunner), Sgt T A Phillips (Port Side Gunner), Sgt C A Lewis (Starboard side Gunner)  <b><i>Standing Left to Right  </i></b>Sgt. R E Burn RCAF (Nav.) ,  W.O. G S Adamson (German Speaking Wireless Operator)</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=277 height=359 id="_x0000_i1068" src=3af15670.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>                     S/Ldr Bob Davies</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>(I believe the aircraft behind Bob is coded K)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE/ RESEARCH: Mel Morris ( friend of S/Ldr Davies)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_william_davies"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1069" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#FFFBF0'>P/O William Davies</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>DAVIES William</b>, Pilot Officer RAFVR 109519 (Air Gunner) died 31/05/1942 aged 31. Son of Walter & Jessie DAVIES, Edinburgh, husband of Ethel Davies, Edinburgh. P/O William Davies served with 214 at Stradishall. He was killed on 30 May 1942 30/05/1942 during Op Millenium, the big 1000 bomber raid on Cologne Germany, whilst with Stirling BU-E W7534. His comrades were killed with him when their a/c crashed near Monchengladbach however the reason for the crash as yet is undetermined. William and his comrades are now buried in the Reichswald CWGC</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Emrys Jones</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> <a name="sgt_william_james_davies"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1070" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt William James Davies</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Nationality : </b>United Kingdom</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Rank: </b>Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Regiment: </b>Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Age: 34</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Date of Death:</b>17/09/1942</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Service No:</b>1266757</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Additional information:</b>Son of James William and Henrietta Davies; husband of Beatrice Davies, of Ladywell, London.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Casualty Type:</b>Commonwealth War Dead</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Cemetery:</b>HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY </p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Grave/Memorial Reference:</b>2. J. 4.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE : Nick Davies grandson (taken from Commonwealth War Graves website)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fsgt_ron_davison"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1071" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/Sgt Ron Davison</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Sgt Ron Davison: </b>no further information yet</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM SGT J CAMERON'S PROFILE : After OTU, we were posted to 214 squadron on Stirlings. On our 3rd trip, October 13, 1942 to Kiel in BK599 BU-R, we were coned by searchlights and a night fighter finished us off. The whole front of the aircraft was ablaze, no intercom or hydraulics. I had been hit in the foot, to what extent, I didn't know and with the aircraft on fire, I hit the silk. The aircraft came down at Felde, in the garden of a estate, by the "Westensee" </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>CREW DETAILS</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>*Pilot - F/Sgt Ron Davison, RAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*OBS - Sgt/ R. Dempsay, RAF;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>*WAG - F/Sgt. G. Phalempin RCAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*BA -Sgt. G.D.Murray RCAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*F/E - Sgt. S.A. Miller RAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal> RG - Sgt. J. Cameron RCAF. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>(* Killed in Action.)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>http://www.torontoaircrew.com/AirGunner/Cameron/cameron.html</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>NOTE: </b>The following research on the actual crash site has been done by <b>Nils Hempel</b> of Germany.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>crashdate: 13./14.october 1942</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>crashlocation: Felde, in the garden of a estate, by the "Westensee" (near Kiel)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>aircraft: Short Stirling I BK599 BU-R (?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>unit: 214th. sqn (?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>recovered: during the ww2</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>In september 2004 search for aircraftparts in the garden of the estate.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>(a lot of aluminiumparts found)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>***************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="fsgt_ray_delisle"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1072" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>F/Sgt Ray Delisle</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Sgt Ray Delisle, </b>, Member of F/O John Corke's crew. The main members of the crew were: </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Ted Bonner    WOP</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Fred Barber     Engineer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Len Roose       Air Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Fly/Off Bill Foskett     B/A S/D</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/t Sgt. Jack Podger</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt John Stelling</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt Ray Delisle</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(See P/O Bill Foskett's profile for group photo)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Research <b>photo source  P/O Bill Foskett</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt_r_dempsay"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1073" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt R Dempsay</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F/Sgt R. Dempsay: </b>no further information yet</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM SGT J CAMERON'S PROFILE : After OTU, we were posted to 214 squadron on Stirlings. On our 3rd trip, October 13, 1942 to Kiel in BK599 BU-R, we were coned by searchlights and a night fighter finished us off. The whole front of the aircraft was ablaze, no intercom or hydraulics. I had been hit in the foot, to what extent, I didn't know and with the aircraft on fire, I hit the silk. The aircraft came down at Felde, in the garden of a estate, by the "Westensee" </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>CREW DETAILS</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>*Pilot - F/Sgt Ron Davison, RAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*OBS - Sgt/ R. Dempsay, RAF;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>*WAG - F/Sgt. G. Phalempin RCAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*BA -Sgt. G.D.Murray RCAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal>*F/E - Sgt. S.A. Miller RAF; </p> <p class=MsoNormal> RG - Sgt. J. Cameron RCAF. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>(* Killed in Action.)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>http://www.torontoaircrew.com/AirGunner/Cameron/cameron.html</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>NOTE: </b>The following research on the actual crash site has been done by <b>Nils Hempel</b> of Germany.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>crashdate: 13./14.october 1942</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>crashlocation: Felde, in the garden of a estate, by the "Westensee" (near Kiel)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>aircraft: Short Stirling I BK599 BU-R (?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>unit: 214th. sqn (?)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>recovered: during the ww2</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>In september 2004 search for aircraftparts in the garden of the estate.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>(a lot of aluminiumparts found)</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>***************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_d_g__degaris"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1074" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#FFFBF0'>P/O D G. DeGaris</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O. D.G. de Garis</b> , pilot. On  3rd February 1943, R9197 BU-V took off from Chedburg in Suffolk. The aircraft crashed in Holland at 20.00h in a wood between  the Valleikanaal and the old railway track Amersfoort-Kesteren, height of  kilometerpole 43.7. All the crew  were killed and a total of 16 bombers were lost this night. The crew were:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O. D.G. de Garis (pilot) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt. R.F. Evans (fl.eng.) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/O. J.I. Mackenzie (navigator) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>W/O 1st. W.M. Murdoch (obs)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O. D. O'Neill (airgnr) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>W/O 2nd. W.O. Powell (wop/airgnr) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O. D.H. Smith (pilot) </p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Sgt. A.H. Thiessen (airgnr)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: </b><span style='font-family: Arial;color:white'>http://home.hetnet.nl/~olgaenron/index.html</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=251 height=341 id="_x0000_i1075" src=448fb550.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_harry_dent"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1076" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>P/O Harry Dent</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>DENT Harry, Pilot Officer RAFVR 109483 (Pilot) died 31.05.42 aged 23. Son of Maurice & Harriet Dent, Marylebone, London.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Harry left school at 16 and worked in a stockbroker's office in  the City.  He disliked the job and joined British International Pictures as a trainee at Elstree Studios.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>When war started in 1939 he could have remained in a reserved occupation but instead volunteered for the Royal Air Force the day after war was declared. He wanted to be a fighter pilot but was rejected on medical grounds because he had flat feet. Obviously discouraged but eager to serve, he volunteered for the Army and was commissioned into the KOSB (King's Own Scottish Borderers) an infantry regiment that marched at 160 paces to the minute.  In 1941 he applied for transfer to the RAF for pilot training.  He was accepted and after training was posted as a bomber pilot instead of  the fighter pilot that he had always wanted to be.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>It is uncertain whether Operation Millenium was Harry's first mission. See also <b>Geoffrey Bunning</b> for further details.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O Harry Dent served with 214 at Stradishall. He was killed on 30 May 1942 during Op Millenium, the big 1000 bomber raid on Cologne Germany, whilst with Stirling BU-E W7534. His comrades were killed with him when their a/c crashed near Monchengladbach however the reason for the crash as yet is undetermined. Harry and his comrades are now buried in the Reichswald CWGC.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=238 height=317 id="_x0000_i1077" src=395ee3d0.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Bottom Inscription</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Darling Harry, We knew you were Mortal</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Emrys Jones, and immediate family members of  Harry's.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b> <a name="flt_david_rutherford_dickson_1"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1078" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a></b><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>F\Lt David Rutherford Dickson</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>F\Lt David Rutherford Dickson  </b> (November 15, 1919 - July 5, 1992)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>David Rutherford Dickson was born in Montreal on November 15, 1919.A King Scout, he cycled through England and Scotland in his teens, staying at Youth Hostels, and visiting relatives. He became a student in accounts with Price Waterhouse & Co. in Montreal, studied accounting at McGill University in Montreal, and qualified in 1939 for the Intermediate Certificate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Province of Quebec and joined the firm of Price Waterhouse in Montreal. Throughout this time, David continued his interest in cycling. At a youth hostel in Northfield, Massachusetts, while bicycling in New England in 1939, he met Rosaleen Diana Leslie, a university student on holiday, who later became his wife.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>In February, 1941, at the age of 21, David enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, qualified as an Air Observer (navigation, bombing and gunnery), taught Astro-Navigation with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and was posted as Navigator to the RAF Ferry Command, taking aircraft across the ocean for use in Britain.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On October 28, 1942, in Westmount, Quebec, he and Rosaleen were married. David was then posted to England where he completed a tour of operations with the RAF as a Navigator with 214 (FMS) Bomber Squadron, attaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant. After the war David obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. After graduation, David worked four years as an income tax assessor with the Federal Government in Ottawa.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>In 1953 he moved his family to Shawville, Quebec, incorporated Pontiac Printshop Ltd., and published the weekly newspaper, THE EQUITY (founded in 1883), now owned and operated by his eldest son, Ross. In 1982, he bought Custom Printers of Renfrew Ltd, in Renfrew, Ontario, now owned and operated by his youngest son, Andrew.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:white'>David Dickson served as chairman of the Pontiac Community Hospital, founded the Pontiac County Social Planning Council, chaired the Pontiac County Ground Observers Corps, built a 16 foot Petrel sailboat, raised horses, and always maintained an insatiable curiosity about the origins of humanity on this planet. During his sixties, he took on the task, with his wife, of editing</span> <b><u>"Avenging in the Shadows," a book published in England  about RAF squadron 214 </u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:white'>in which he had served, and then co-authored "The Dickson and Leslie Family Histories," published by Custom Printers of Renfrew Ltd., Box 415 Renfrew, Ontario K7V 4A6, the research for which required considerable travel in Nova Scotia and Scotland. </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE: http://www.flora.org/books/personal.html</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="___bud_dickenson"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1079" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>?/? Bud Dickenson</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>?/? Bud Dickenson </b>Rear Gunner - Mass USA, Served with 214 for a period in 1943. The crew were based at Chedburgh, Suffolk flying Stirlings.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>See Tall Tales <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:aqua'><a href="id75_n_for_nut_s.htm" target="_top" title="Stories and Tall Tales"><b>( "N" for Nuts)</b></a></span> section for a story written by F/Lt Wallace about one of the crews Ops over Germany when their Stirling was shot up by another Stirling injuring the pilot Geoff Shattock. </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>CREW:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>?/? Geoff Shattock - pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/Lt A.C. Wallace - Navigator</p> <p class=MsoNormal>?/? Frederick (Tommy) Trinder - Mid-Upper Gunner</p> <p class=MsoNormal>?/? David Lamming - Flight Engineer</p> <p class=MsoNormal>?/? Bud Dickenson - Rear Gunner  (Mass. USA)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>?/? Howard Hunt - Bomb Aimer  (Saskatchewan Canada)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>?/? John Smith - WOp   (Nottingham UK)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>See F/Lt A. Wallace for Photo of crew.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE:  Dave Wallace, son of F/Lt A. Wallace</p> <p class=MsoNormal>(see photo album section for Squadron photos of 1943 era)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=285 height=380 id="_x0000_i1080" src=39f1d7c0.jpg align=BOTTOM></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_sydney_stephen_dimond"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1081" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>P/O Sydney Stephen Dimond</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>DIMOND Sydney Stephen</b>, Pilot Officer RAFVR 112742 (Observer) died 31.5.42 aged 32. Son of Stephen & Annie DIMOND, Enfield Town, Middlesex. P/O Sydney Dimond served with 214 at Stradishall. He was killed on 30 May 1942 during Op Millenium, the big 1000 bomber raid on Cologne Germany, whilst with Stirling BU-E W7534. His comrades were killed with him when their a/c crashed near Monchengladbach however the reason for the crash as yet is undetermined. Sydney and his comrades are now buried in the Reichswald CWGC</p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: Emrys Jones</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="sgt__e__dixon"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1082" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>Sgt  E. Dixon</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Sgt  E. Dixon,  </b> KIA 1 - 2/ 04/1942 piloting Wellington 1c, serial  Z8805. The Squadron lost 7 Wellingtons this night.  Only 1 of the 42 crewmen in these 6 aircraft survived, a Sgt C.H. Davidson in W/O1 Page's a/c. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Research: Ian Hunt</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>**************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="po_leslie_dodds_1"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1083" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>P/O Leslie Dodds</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Leslie Dodds</b>  RCAF, was a navigator aboard Fortress III,  HB767,  BU.A  214 Sqn when it was shot down over the coast of N France on 12th/13th Sept 1944. He managed to survive for several days thanks to the bravery of a French family. A Sgt R Cooper was the only survivor who also escaped and made it back to England. <i> </i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Source: Antony Crouch, nephew of P/O Dodds</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:white'> </span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>12th/13th Sept 1944, Fortress III,  HB767,  BU.A</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>T/o 1900hrs Oulton. Presumed crashed in the English Channel off Calais. Sgt Wilson's body was found in Calais Harbour on 19th December 1944 and along with Birkby he is buried in the town's Southern War Cemetery. Nearby, in the Canadian War Cemetery lies P/O Dodds RCAF, while the others who died are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sgt Cooper is described as having escaped. Flt/Lt Filleul had served on 214 Sqn during 1940/41 when the Squadron was in 3 Group and equipped with Wellingtons.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal>The crew were:</p> <p class=MsoNormal> </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Flt/Lt Philip R S Filleul    Killed.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt P J Wilson         Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>P/O R L Dodds         Killed  (survived crash but died later per Antony Crouch)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/O K P Dack           Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R Birkby             Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt J P Hanet           Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt G H Benson       Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt T H Billington     Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt E Dobson           Killed</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt R Cooper            Evaded</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>The following information was researched and kindly provided by John Cripps.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Source: Bill Chorley's book Bomber Command Losses of World War 2 for 1944. </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>NOTE: It was reported by Ian Hunt - Fortress Researcher, that F/Lt Filleul's Fortress which crashed 12-13/09/1944 and is listed as being a/c HB702 may be incorrect.  It's listed as such on Page 421of W.R. Chorley's book "Bomber Command Losses 1944", but Ian believes the ORB says it was HB767 (BU-A)  <b>NOTE: HB767 is the correct serial for A, now confirmed twice re: P/O Bill Foskett's log book.</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>****************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal> <a name="sgt_derek_o_dowson"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1084" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><b><u><span style='font-family:Arial;color:white'>Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson</span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson, 975343  RAFVR, United Kingdom. Son of Ernest John and Margaret Dowson, of Tolworth, Surrey. FTR 11/04/1943. Remembered on Panel 148 RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL        </p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Dowson was a member in the crew of Warrant Officer <b>G A Davie</b> RAFVR. On the 11th April 1943 ( 11/04/1943 ), the crew took off from Chedburgh, Suffolk at 20:52 in Short Stirling BK612 piloted by W/O Davie on a minelaying operation in the Gironde estuary. The aircraft was presumed lost in the target area. The bodies of 2 of the crew were washed ashore and are buried at the Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery, France and the remaining 5 crew members, including Sgt Dowson were declared missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Crew of Stirling BK612 MK ?, coded BU-? were:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sergeant Arthur Bowers  - A/G</p> <p class=MsoNormal>F/S L Copley</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Warrant Officer G. A. Davie - Pilot</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt Thomas Frank Richardson</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt J B Woods</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Sgt A C Wade</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH:<b>Cathy Horton, family of Sgt Dowson, is currently researching details of his RAF service. </b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Cheryl Garner, Great Niece of Thomas Frank Richardson.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>****************</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u> </u><a name="po_raymond_harold_dunkley"><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1085" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></a><u>P/O Raymond Harold Dunkley</u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>P/O Raymond Harold Dunkley</b>, 404344  Age 22,  Son of Harold Edward & Doris Dunckley of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 27 august 1942 ( 27/08/1942 ) three hundred and six aircraft were sent by Bomber Command to attack mainly the aircraft factories at the German city of Kassel situated some forty miles to the north east of the `Dams' which had been attacked in May 1942 by the `Dambusters'. The Command lost thirty-one aircraft, 10.1% of the force sent. One squadron, No 142, lost five of its fifteen Wellingtons taking part in the raid. It is believed that the German Night-Fighter Controllers were `spot on' in assessing just where the target was, hence the heavy casualties.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>There was very little cloud cover over Kassel and it was well illuminated by the Pathfinders. Widespread damage was caused, particularly in the south west of the city, with over seventy large fires being started and severe damage being done to all three of the Henschel aircraft factories.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>214 Squadron sent twelve aircraft on this raid, including Stirling Mark 1 R9155 <b>Q - BU </b>which took off from Stradishall at 2029 hours. On this occasion Pilot Officer Dunckley took the place of the regular navigator Sergeant S.Newcombe. Pilot Officer R.H.Dunckley was a New Zealander and Sergeant R.R. Gray was a Canadian. The others were British.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>     <b>FLYING OFFICER          A.R.SKONE               PILOT</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     J. KING                      FLIGHT ENGINEER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     PILOT OFFICER            R.H. DUNCKLEY       NAVIGATOR</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     A.C. LYLE                  AIR GUNNER/BOMB AIMER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     FLIGHT SERGEANT      R.A.COLEHAN          WIRELESS OPERATOR</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     R.R.GRAY                  AIR GUNNER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>     SERGEANT                     W.J.BUSHELL          AIR GUNNER</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Nothing was heard of them again. It has been established that they were one of the twenty-five bombers shot down by Luftwaffe fighters out of a total loss of thirty-one. They had bombed their target and were on the way back when, shot down by a night fighter, crashed at Issum ten miles to the north west of Moers with no survivors. They were all buried temporarily, in the local cemetery.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Six of the crew of Stirling Mark 1 R9155 Q-BU who died on Thursday 27 August 1942 (27/08/1942 -28/08/1942) were buried in Collective Grave 28. H. 8-13:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>SOURCE & RESEARCH: ARTHUR SKONE</p> <p class=MsoNormal>See also<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#FFFBF0'> </span><span style='font-family:Arial;color:aqua'><a href="Personnel_pages/Skone_Alan_Raymond_Collier/Plt_Off_Alan_Raymond_Collier_Skone.htm" target="_top" title="P/O Alan Raymond Collier Skone"><b>'A PEACEFULL VIEW'</b></a></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>**************</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="id88_m.htm" title="SQUADRON PERSONNEL C to D"><span style='text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=50 height=50 id="_x0000_i1086" src="Graphics/Top_of_page.gif" align=BOTTOM></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal>TOP OF PAGE</p> <p class=MsoNormal>.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </body>