Buried in Spain
 

Good afternoon, through the photographic file that I have in Bilbao British Cemetery, I am investigating air accidents occurred in Spain in the years of the Second World War. Practically I have almost everything sorted but I have some flyers to the data that I have I can not complete the data that I need, such as that plane died. As I have a blog that I research all this, I find that I need planes that fell in Spain. I would ask whether, in view of the data that I have, to at least know that plane came and also complete the events of his death and know because they are buried in Spain.

I leave the address of my blog, in case you want to make a check is made.
http://incidentessgm.blogspot.com.es

Thank you very much and Greetings

PHILLIPSON EDWARD ROBERT 1056596 RAFVR Sergeant 17/08/42 58 RAF Sqdn Bilbao British
BROPHY JAMES JOSEPH 1545658 RAFVR Sergeant 19/04/45 14 RAF Sqdn Bilbao British
CALLADINE FRANCIS WILLIAM 927937 RAFVR Sergeant 31/12/42 179 RAF Sqdn Malaga British
ROSS ALBERT ARTHUR 1331478 RAFVR Sergeant 03/06/43 179 RAF Sqdn Malaga British
VERNALL ERIC 1381824 RAF Sergeant 10/07/42 Algeciras

Re: Buried in Spain
 

I have Sgt Philipson's logbook, medals, photos and his brevet all of which were given to me by his brother as a thank you for finding out how he was killed-he was shot down by a FW 200 of KG 40 (and I have the logbook entry from one of the German crew of that FW 200)

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Agustin,

For Sgt Brophy: see http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho....-loss-19-4-45

Crew member of Wellington NB858.

Regards,

Leendert

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Agustin,

Sgt. Phillipson was the only recovered crew member of a Whitley that was lost without a trace on 17-03-1942.

Other crew were Uglton, Savage, Marshall, Metivier and one Australian: Kenneth Leslie. These are commemorated at Runnymede.

Regards,

Leendert

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Please read 17-08-1942 instead of 17-03-1942 for Phillipson.

Regards,

Leendert

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Chris Thanks for the information, you have earned the reputation with his work and is a lovely way to thank him. I envy that.
A greeting and thanks.

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Goodnight Leendert, I can not enter www.rafcommands.com/, tells me that there is a problem with the server, but if I can not get the data you have given me I can start looking for something else, and what it Phillipson same, I am very grateful. regards
Agustin

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Good evening Chris, I have looked at http://www.awm.gov.au and I have not found anything with the number of Whitley Philipson Sgt. What do you have? What I found was this.

Source:
NAA: A705, 163/137/197
Aircraft Type: Whitley
Serial number:
Radio call sign:
Unit: 58 Sqn RAF
Summary:

A Whitley aircraft of 58 Sqn RAF took off at 1440 hours on 17 August 1942, on an antisubmarine
patrol in the Bay of Biscay. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off
and it did not return to base.

Crew:
RAAF 400240 Flt Sgt Leslie, K McK (Observer)
RAF PO Uglton, C
RCAF PO Savage
RAF Sgt Phillipson
RAF Sgt Marshall
RCAF Sgt Metivier

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Sorry

Whitley Mk.V, Z9517, GE-U, 58 Sq

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Hello Agustin,
Hope this is of some use.
1545658 - Sgt James Joseph BROPHY - Wellington XIII - NB858 - 14 Sqn - 19/4/45.
927937 - Sgt. Francis William CALLADINE - Wellington VIII - HX738 - 179 Sqn - 31/12/42.
1331478 - Sgt, Albert Arthur ROSS - Wellington VIII - HX379 "A" - 179 Sqn - 3/6/43.
1381824 - Sgt, Eric VERNALL - HUDSON IIIa - FH319 - 1 OADU (1444 Flt) - 10/7/42.

Alex

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Hello,

There was no "PO Uglton, C", aboard No.58 Sqn Whitley VII Z9517. The airman concerned was - 46639 P/O Kenneth William CLUGSTON RAF.

Col.

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Good afternoon Alex, if I assume that is useful, I have the data needed, and a starting point to clarify things. Thank you very much for your help and sorry for the late reply.
regards
Agustin

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Good afternoon, I have continued to investigate and have two crews rescued in Spain with almost no data on the plane in flying, I leave the data available if you can help.

thank you very much

Halifax 295 Sq., mediterráneo Sep 43, possibly involved in the operation of ferry gliders "Elaborate"

F/O Donald Foster
Sgt. Douglas R. Clark
Sgt. Gordon Bailey
Sgt. Marcus T. Berry
Sgt. Robert E. Desbois
Sgt. Charles W. Lewis
Sgt. Robert S. Tilling


¿????¿?¿, 301 FTU, Chiclana Abril 43

F/O William A. Pullar
P/O Kenneth P.M. Cran
Sgt. Ronald S. Barratt
Sgt. Henry E. Mate
Sgt. William R. Muncaster
Sgt. Ernest P. Holter
Sgt. George L. Goldsbrough

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Agustin

295 Sq lost one Halifax V EB139 when it ditched in the Med 100 mls East of Gibraltar. Date was 25.9.1943. My guess is that this is your aircraft in question.

I have nothing on 301 FTU except that I find it a bit strange to have an aircraft from a Training Unit that far away from Britain...., but perhaps they simply had to use staff from such units as well.

Cheers
Stig

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Good night and thank Stig.
This information I got from a website about escapees and interned British and Commonwealth (conscript-heroes), I could get nothing more and confirm the data of the Squadron. So I put the names in case they could find by that fact.
Anyway thank you very much for your help.
regards
Agustin

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Hello,

Re: F/O W A Pullar et al.

Possibly:

10 April 1943
No.301 Ferry Training Unit
Halifax II BB322

Force-landed at San Fernando, Spain, and interned.

See: The Halifax File/Roberts p.39.

Col.

Re: Buried in Spain
 

Thank you very much for the info Col. Bruggy with this by the time I closed (until it drops something new in my hands). If I want to visit my blog I leave the address, please if you see something wrong, send me an email.

http://incidentessgm.blogspot.com.es

A greeting and thank you all.

Agustin Ruzafa