Buried in Spain

[Col Bruggy]

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.

[Agustin Ruzafa]

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

[Agustin Ruzafa]

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

[Stig Jarlevik]

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

[Agustin Ruzafa]

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

[Col Bruggy]

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.

[Agustin Ruzafa]

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A greeting and thank you all.

Agustin Ruzafa