Names of pilots who bailed out on April 15, 1942

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  1. Mark Potts

    Mark Potts Well-Known Member

    Hi all. We are commemorating a pilot in our local cemetery (Richard Pryce Hughes, buried in Wybunbury Cemetery, Nantwich, Cheshire) who was killed when his Halifax crashed near Hindhead on April 15, 1942. His aircraft was low on fuel and both starboard engines were not in operation. He instructed the rest of the crew to bail out while he attempted an emergency landing. I am trying to find out the Christian names of the crew. Their details are 2nd Pilot R. Atkinson (1379069), 1st W/Op. E.A. Stubley (570365), 2nd W/Op. J.S. Triggle (1169974), Tail gunner J.W. Tyson (551714) and F/Engineer L. Trembath (945098). I have the details of Navigator John Raymond Francis Ganderton, who was killed just a few months after the incident. Any info on these men would be gratefully received. Thanks very much, Mark.
     
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  2. Bruneval

    Bruneval Well-Known Member

    Hi Mark,
    Regards

    Bruneval
     
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  3. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    For information re Reg no

    Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk II R9492 , 15 Apr 1942
    Date: 15-APR-1942
    Time: 04:55
    Type: Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
    Handley Page Halifax Mk II
    Owner/operator: 10 Squadron Royal Air Force (10 Sqn RAF)
    Registration: R9492
    MSN: ZA-G
    Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7
    Other fatalities: 0
    Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
    Location: Greatham Moor Surrey - United Kingdom
    Phase: En route
    Nature: Military
    Departure airport: RAF Leeming
    Destination airport:
    Narrative:
    Returning from a mission over Dortmund with two engines on fire, he ordered his crew to bail out whilst he remained at the controls. He began loosing height spiralling downwards, but his Halifax (R9492) stalled into the ground killing him.
    Crew
    *Pilot: J/4825 Plt Off Richard Pryce Hughes RCAF - Wybunbury(St Chad)Churchyard Extension Cheshire Row 2. Grave 23.
    Sgt R Atkinson
    Sgt Trembath
    Plt Off Ganderton
    Sgt Stubley
    Sgt Triggle
    Sgt Tyson
    *Plt Off Hughes - Native from Buenos Aires. Left Argentina 27th September 1940.
     
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  4. Mark Potts

    Mark Potts Well-Known Member

    This is brilliant information. I just have L.C. Trembath to find out now. Thanks very much guys!!
     
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    RAFCommands Senior Member

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  6. Mark Potts

    Mark Potts Well-Known Member

    What a fantastic forum this is!! Thanks very much for all your help guys!! Best wishes, Mark.
     
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