Unknow pilot grave
 

Here 2 pictures, with remains of , what to seems to have been anteriorely a Spitfire, and a grave for an unknown pilot with date 30.th Oct. 1942, could a name add to this event ?
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Re: Unknow pilot grave
 

Hello RT,
Have you any idea as to which country the wreckage was in ?
Also would have to bare in mind the possibility of the crash could have happened earlier than the 30th .

Having said that the RAF Commands Forum Database gives us the following possible losses for the 30-10-1942.

UK
53 OTU
Spitfire 1a - AR255
Sgt.I,W, STOREY ( Australian).

INDIA
17 Sqdn
Hurricane - BN684
Sgt. R,R, SCHWAIGHART (USA).

EGYPT
33 Sqdn
Hurricane BP130
F/O. L, H, PETERSON (Canadian).

NETHERLANDS
105 Sqdn
Mosquito - DK316
Sgt. E,L, SIMON.(Pilot).
Sgt. T,W, BALMFORTH.(Obs/Nav).

Two Airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, they were both crew of Whitley V - BD293 - 10 OTU.
Sgt. A, J, N, EDWARDS.
F/Sgt. R, J, L, FOURNIER(Canadian).

Re: Unknow pilot grave
 

Photo is North Africa so possibly Lt John Graham Hunter Wilmot 2 Sqn SAAF in Kittyhawk I EV166 shot down by 109 near El Daba on 29 Oct 42

Re: Unknow pilot grave
 

Hi Chris, don't know how you know its North Africa, no photos to view, but I will go along with your choice.
Alex

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[quote=RT;331894....Sorry don't found how to insert images [/QUOTE]

Do you remember when the site crashed? The facility to post images was lost in the recovery process and there have been many, many posts about it since. If you want alternatives, see here: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=63061

Re: Unknow pilot grave
 

Remi has sent photos and the crash and grave is in the desert

Re: Unknow pilot grave
 

Thanks Chris, all explained ��

EV166,GA J ) 41-36422 to RAF as EV166 fate unknown.
Alex

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Sorry I missed this one totally, but any chance of some further info on this one ref the photos?. Was the aircraft totally wrecked or pretty complete, as EV166 was reportedly returned to service post this date. I have Lt J G H Wilmot flying DB-V AK658 (as per P4 Cas file - OPREP has him in EV166).


EV166 as I said is put back into service serving with 4SAAF and suffering an engine failure and force landing in April 1943 and later serving with 73OTU (aircraft noted in logbooks at 3 (ME) ARU Apr 43, 73OTU Mar 44 as well as being rx'd at 73OTU ex BARU 25th Oct 1943), AK658 has no further known service history after Oct 42.