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Re: FAA Hellcat Losses
Ok Frank you asked for it & here it is (lol):
Lt Johannes Blok, (RNN), 1847Sq, (HMS/RNAS Gannet), Killed in midair collision 27-Mar-44 with Sgt Simon De Ridder near Tullybrisland, Londonberry, Ireland. Buried at Nieuwe Oosterbegraafplaats, Amsterdam in grave 42-57.
Sgt Simon De Ridder, (RNN), 1847Sq, (HMS/RNAS Gannet), Killed in midair collision with Lt Johannes Blok near Tullybrisland, Londonberry, Ireland. Buried at Ereveld Loenen in grave E-1012.
Petty Officer Donald Tucker, (RNZN), 768Sq, (HMS Heron), Killed in air crash 29-Dec-44. Listed on RNZN Memorial, Devonport, Auckland on panel-3.
Sub Lt Frederick R. Akister, (RNVR), 800Sq, (HMS Emperor), Killed in air crash 04-Jul-44. Buried at Rawdon (St Peter) churchyard, Yorkshire, UK in sec-D, grave-578.
Petty Officer Airman William G. MacLean, (RN), 800Sq, (HMS Emperor), Killed in air crash 23-Aug-44. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-5, panel-2.
Sub Lt C.H. Roncoroni, (RN), 800Sq, (HMS Emperor), Hit by flak 26 Apr 44 & ditched .5 mile off Skutneset Fleina, south of Bodo, Norway.
Sub Lt Peter M.E. Tillett, (RNVR), 800Sq, (HMS Implacable), Missing on air operations 09-Aug-45. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-6, panel-5.
Sub Lt Bertram F. Brine, (RNVR), 804Sq, (HMS Emperor), Struck round down on landing 26-Apr-44. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-5, panel-5.
Sub Lt Wilfred Carr, (RNVR), 804Sq, (HMS/RNAS Malagas), Missing 11-Oct-44. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-5, panel-5.
Sub Lt Robert A. Cranwell, (RNZNVR), 804Sq, (HMS Emperor), Hit during operations at Kjen, Norway 08-May-44, bailed out over sea but drowned. Listed on RNZN Memorial, Devonport, Auckland, panel 8.
Sub Lt Alfred C. Brookes, (RNVR), 808Sq, (HMS/RNAS Corncake), Killed in air crash 11-Oct-44. Buried at Birmingham cemetery, Witton, UK in sec-95, grave-10557.
Chief Petty Officer Pilot Charles E. Gregory, (RN), 808Sq, (HMS Khedive), Missing 08-Apr-45. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-6, panel-1.
Chief Petty Officer Pilot James F. Drummond, (RN), 881Sq, (HMS/RNAS Malagas), Killed in air crash 30-Jun-45. Buried at Simon's Town (Dido Valley) cemetery, Western Cape, South Africa in the Naval Allotment, row-E, grave-08.
Sub Lt Barney Morrill, (RNVR), 881Sq, (HMS/RNAS Malagas), Killed in air crash 30-Jun-45. Buried at Simon's Town (Dido Valley) cemetery, Western Cape, South Africa in the Naval Allotment, row-E, grave-06.
Sub Lt Leonard Hardy, (RNVR), 889Sq, (HMS/RNAS Ringtail), Missing 09-Jul-45. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-6, panel-4.
Sub Lt Roy A. Mackenzie, (RNVR), 889Sq, (HMS Dipper), Killed in air crash 20-Jun-45. Buried at Sherborne cemetery, Dorset, UK in sec-6, grave-74.
Petty Officer Pilot Douglas D. Smith, (RN), 891Sq, (HMS/RNAS Gannet), Killed in air crash 06-Aug-45. Buried at Faughanvale (St Canice) churchyard, Eglinton, Ireland in grave-20.
Sub Lt Ronald H. Difford, (RNVR), 892Sq, (HMS/RNAS Gannet), Missing 01-Aug-45. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-6, panel-3.
Sub Lt Owen B. Norwood, (RNVR), 892Sq, (HMS/RNAS Nighthawk), Killed in air crash 08-Aug-45. Buried at Dirleton cemetery, East Lothian, Scotland in sec-E, grave-14.
Sub Lt John A. Burton, (RNVR), 898Sq, (HMS/RNAS Malagas), Missing 25-Apr-45. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-6, panel-3.
Petty Officer Pilot Albert H. Kay, (RN), 898Sq, (HMS Pursuer), Missing on air operations 09-Aug-45. Listed on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, bay-6, panel-1.
Petty Officer Pilot John Leiper, (RN), 898Sq, (HMS/RNAS Malagas), Killed in air crash 19-Apr-45. Buried at Simon's Town (Dido Valley) cemetery, Western Cape, South Africa in the Naval Allotment, row-E, grave-45.
Again thanks for your help. Take care.
Tom B.
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