16/5/40 - Wellington, RAF Dyce

[alanatabz]

Looking for the first names of RAF Flt Sgt R Clark, (Observer), RAAF FO J.D.Heath, (SE Operator) , RAF Flt Sgt C. J. Borner, (WT Operator) and RAF WO W. Teague, (Str/AG) Who were in a crash

On Wednesday the 16th of May 1945 at 1940 hours, an aircraft collided into a goods wagon on the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line.

Flight Sergeant Edward Wood of the RAFVR, and Flight Lieutenant Curtis Warren Wheelock of the Royal Australian Air Force were killed.

[dp_burke]

This has certainly been covered here or on another forum. What is the aircraft serial number?

Have you read Wheelocks A705 file at Australian NA

[dp_burke]

Ah.. it was Warwick HG189

Look at Wheelocks service and casualty files on Australian national archives

Other crew were

WOOD E – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 1451539 RAF
CLARK R – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 974672 RAF
HEATH J D – (Flying Officer); Service Number – 424585
BORNER C J – (Flight Sergeant); Service Number – 1382536 RAF
TEAGUE W – (Warrant Officer); Service Number – 1184692 RAF

[dp_burke]

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...=warwick+hg189

Your own thread some time back. You have the RAF mens serial numbers, your can find them in the AIR78 files

[alanatabz]

Hi, Yes have read it, It's the first names of the crew I am after, I have surnames etc

[alanatabz]

Also, What is an "SE operator" and "str/AG" (air gunner?)

RAAF 424585 FO Heath, J D (SE Operator) Injured
RAF WO W Teague, (Str/AG) Injured

[dp_burke]

use the Australian Nominal Roll to get Heaths full name

You have his service number there:
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/

[dp_burke]

and since you have the surname and serial number of the RAF men, you can find their full names in the AIR78 indexes

http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...owse/r/r/C2132

[alanatabz]

Got James Dalton Heath

Can anybody help with RAF names, I don't have access to AIR78.

Also note I got date wrong 16/5/45 it was not 1940 (that was the time)

It also appears the aircraft was based at RAF Fraserburgh is an ASR role. 279 Squadron and was using RAF Dyce as an Exercise.

[dp_burke]

Click on the link I gave you above.. AIR78 is free access on the UK National Archives Discovery website