No. 107 Sqdn
 

Good Morning,

During their operations in the Mediterrianen the Sqn lost 2 Blenheims on the 9th october 1941 on an anti-shillings sortie along the Sicilian coast.
One of the a/c was flown by the C/O W/Cdr. Frazer H. Harte (Obs: F/O Bloodworth, wo/ag F/O Wewage-Smith.
A 2nd Blenheim was lost, crew: Walders/Jones/Hunting.
I’m looking for the codes & s/n of the a/c , time of take-off.
Thx in advance.

Dirk

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Blenheim IV Z7638 (W/Cdr F.A. Harte DFC, F/O C.O. Bloodworth, F/O T. Wewage-Smith, Lt E.E.A. Talbot RE) and Blenheim IV Z7644 (F/O N.W.Walders RNZAF, Sgt S.Jones, Sgt W.K.Hunting RCAF). Both aircraft crashed at Capo Sant’ Allessio at 14.40 with the loss of all aboard. Gunby and Temple says the cause was mid-air collision

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Andrei,

Thx a lot for your swift respons.
That’s what I’m looking for.
So the W/Cdr plane had a 4th member.
What was his function during this sortie.
For what stands the letters “RE” after his name?
Kind regards,

Dirk

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Dirk,

Lt Talbot was an Army Officer, attached to 107 Sqn. RE stands for Royal Engineers. Gunby and Temple says Lt Talbot was a passenger, but I personally doubt it since this was an operational sortie

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Andrei,

I think you are wright about that.
Anyway, this would be against the regulations, wouldn’t it.
Again Many thx for your answer.

Dirk

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Dirk,

I've found a little bit more info about Lt Talbot:
http://uxbmalta.blogspot.com/2011/10...nd-talbot.html
https://maltagc70.wordpress.com/2016...posal-officer/

So he had been carrying out some kind of Intelligence duties. Anyway, the fact, that the War Office sent an urgent telegram calling on Malta’s Governor and Commander in Chief to account for the death of Lt Talbot is the most unusual.

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Here's the entry in the ORB:

All the best

Andreas

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Andrei, Andreas,

Thx for your additional data and links.
Quit interesting.
Scrolling through the 2nd TAF volumes for the CO during the Sqdn attachment, it seems hard to find their Christian names on the net.
Perhaps you can shed a light on these:
W/Cdr’s M.E. Pollard, W.J. Scott and W.C. Maher.
Kind regards,

Dirk

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Hello,

43117 W/C William Christopher MAHER DFC
41615 W/C Michael Evelyn POLLARD DSO, DFC, AFC
28117 W/C William Joseph SCOTT DSO, AFC*

Col.

Re: No. 107 Sqdn
 

Col,

Thx. Very much appriciated.
Grtz,

Dirk