P/O Kenneth Samson TAYLOR - 71 Squadron

[Andy Saunders]

Can anyone fill in some missing details for me please?

P/O K S Taylor (USA) of 71 Squadron was killed in a crash in the UK on 9 August 1941. Unless I missed something the details did not appear in the squadron ORB for this day.


P/O K S Taylor 83701 is buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

[Ivo de Jong]

In Vern Haugland's 'the Eagle Squadrons' no incident is mentioned. In the roll of honor Taylor's name is mentioned with the date and remark "North Weald".
HTH,
Ivo de Jong

[paulmcmillan]

Spitfire P8572 of 71 Sqn Dived in Ground at near Ongar, Essex on the this date

BTW saome reports have this as being with 602 Sqn but I think it is the incident in hich Taylor died

[Andy Saunders]

Yes, that all seems to fit although, yet again, there is nothing in the Squadron ORB on this incident - unless I missed it! Also, 71 Squadron defintely still had Hurricanes at this time and so I am wondering if this was one of the first delivered to the squadron as they had them very soon after this date. Or was it just a case of Taylor "borrowing" a 602 Squadron aeroplane and things going horribly wrong?

Andy

[paulmcmillan]

I asked on RAFCommands and was told that Kenneth S Taylor aged 24, death was registered in Epping (4a 412) Q3 1941

This provides more evidence for Spitfire P8572 of 71 Sqn Dived in Ground at near Ongar, Essex on 9 August 1941

[paulmcmillan]

BTW I am not sure if Taylor was not from Canada, he might have enlisted via the USA though or as or CWGC 'Born in the USA' - His father lived in Vancouver, but he was previously enlisted in the US Navy

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