Remembering Today 23/10/40 Air Vice Marshall C.H.B.Blount Royal Air Force 24 Sqdn. Awards: C B, O

BLOUNT, CHARLES HUBERT BOULBY

Rank:
Air Vice Marshal
Date of Death:
23/10/1940
Regiment/Service:
Royal Air Force

24 Sqdn.
Awards:
C B, O B E, M C
Grave Reference
S.W.Corner.
Cemetery
ESSENDON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
CWGC - Cemetery Details

 

BLOUNT, CHARLES HUBERT BOULBY

Rank:
Air Vice Marshal
Date of Death:
23/10/1940
Regiment/Service:
Royal Air Force

24 Sqdn.
Awards:
C B, O B E, M C
Grave Reference
S.W.Corner.
Cemetery
ESSENDON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
CWGC - Cemetery Details

Details of the above loss


23 October 1940


24 Squadron
Hertfordshire R2510


The aircraft took off on a sortie to Belfast and was carrying a crew of five and six passengers. Shortly after taking off the aircraft crashed into some houses atWoodlands Way, Mill Hill, London and all those on board were killed. The aircraft was the sole Hertfordshire in use with the RAF and it was a military version of the Flamingo aircraft. No Accident card was found for this aircraft nor could any reference to the outcome of the Board of Enquiry be located. AVM Blount was AOC 22 Group at the time of his death and was on a scheduled flight to Belfast to discuss joint training exercises with the GOC Northern Ireland.


Flight Lieutenant Edward Charles Norman JEFFRIES Pilot +
Flying Officer William LEDLIE 46 Co-Pilot +
Corporal Alexander Hamilton Knighton ROBERTSON 20 Wireless Operator
Leading Aircraftman Leslie Donald RUDLING 24 Flight Rigger +
Leading Aircraftman Wlater John WYNNE-HARLEY 29 Flight Mechanic +
Air Vice Marshal Charles Hubert Boulby BLOUNT CB OBE MC +
Lieutenant Commander Michael Joseph TOOLE 42 RN +
Lieutenant (E) Thomas Gwyn James MATHIAS 40 RN +
Pilot Officer George GRANT 40 +
Pilot Officer Frederick Eustace STRONGE 32 +
Warrant Officer Alfred BERRY 38 +


Source – Though Without Anger - C. Cummings