Mr David Robert McCartney, Rolls Royce Test Pilot 21st July 1941

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Headstone is in Church Stretton Cunnery Road Cemetery,Shropshire.
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    Mr David R McCartney, of Rolls Royce. His death was registered at Whitchurch and he was 32 years old.
    Shropshire's casualties and aircraft crashes

    thank you

    regards
    Clive
     

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  2. PaulC

    PaulC IFCP Volunteer

    I've done a few searches on Ancestry, don't know how useful any of it is to you...

    From the National Probate Calendar for 1941:McCARTNEY David Robert of Hillcrest Thoresby-avenue East
    Kirkby Nottinghamshire died 21 July 1941 at Sutton Grange
    Farm Sutton-on-Tern Salop Probate Llandudno 14 November
    to Barclays Bank Limited. Effects £16602 14s. 9d.

    The following entries from the birth and death indexes would seem to be his daughter Ann, who as far as I can tell was an only child:Name: Ann Mccartney
    Mother's Maiden Surname: Wood
    Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1939
    Registration district: Birmingham
    Inferred County: Warwickshire
    Volume Number: 6d
    Page Number: 584

    Name: Ann McCartney
    Birth Date: abt 1939
    Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1943
    Age at Death: 4
    Registration district: Birmingham
    Inferred County: Warwickshire
    Volume: 6d
    Page: 200

    And finally, from the marriage index:Name: David R McCartney
    Spouse Surname: Wood
    Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1937
    Registration district: Pershore
    Inferred County: Worcestershire
    Volume Number: 6c
    Page Number: 563

    Name: Kathleen B Wood
    Spouse Surname: Mccartney
    Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1937
    Registration district: Pershore
    Inferred County: Worcestershire
    Volume Number: 6c
    Page Number: 563
     
  3. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Paul
    thank you

    regards
    Clive
     
  4. KevinBattle

    KevinBattle Senior Member

    I can't see a record for him on CWGC, as Civilian War Dead or as a casualty for 21 July 1941.
    There are these two incidents which don't seem far away and perhaps one of them came down at Sutton Grange Farm, with David dying a couple of days later....
    On 17 June 1941 a RAF Fairey Battle and an Airspeed Oxford collide on approach to RAF Shawbury.
    On 18 July 1941 two RAF Airspeed Oxfords collide on approach to RAF Shawbury.

    If it is connected with these, then the Battle might be the aircraft in which he was killed, having a RR engine, but that's about as much as I can help, I'm afraid
     
  5. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Kevin thank you

    I noticed he is mentioned on Wars Grave Project.
    I have mailed CWGC to see if they have further info.

    regards
    Clive
     
  6. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Clive

    this from the now defunct Test Flying Memorial site

    DATE: July 21, 1941
    TAKE-OFF POINT: Hucknall, Notts
    CRASH LOCATION: RAF Tern Hill, Salop
    AIRCRAFT TYPE & SERIAL: Hawker Hurricane Mk II Z2316
    CREW FATALITIES: Mr D.R. McCartney, Rolls-Royce TP
    PURPOSE OF TEST FLIGHT: Engine test flight to obtain data on modified connecting-rod bearings with negative-g carburettor programme
    ACCIDENT DETAIL: Stalled on approach
     
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  7. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Did not know then, but do know that he is not eligible for CWGC status as this is regarded as an industrial accident.
     
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  8. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembered Church Stretton War Memorial,Shropshire

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    Date 21/07/1941
    Casualties Mr D.R. McCartney, Rolls-Royce TP
    Aircraft Hawker Hurricane Mk II Z2316
    Took off from Hucknall, Notts
    Purpose of flight Engine test flight to obtain data on modified connecting-rod bearings with negative-g carburettor programme
    Incident location RAF Tern Hill, Salop
    Incident details Stalled on approach
    Thunder & Lightnings - Test Flying Memorial - Entry
     
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  9. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
    223 Saint Bernard Road, Solihull U.D., Warwickshire
    NAME - DOB - OCCUPATION
    David R McCartney - 24 May 1909 - Flying Instructor (Civil)
    Kathleen B Byrd (Alexander, McCartney) -16 Jan 1918 - Unpaid Domestic Duties
    Sorry, this record is officially closed.
     
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