I know this man was part of a crew of a Hudson Bomber based at RAF Leuchars. I am trying to find some sort of report which details the crew and the circumstances in which the plane was lost as he is named on the Runnymede Memorial Thank you
hello Peter panel from Runnymede attached from my photo collection Sergeant MIDDLETON, DENNIS Service Number 551824 Died 21/07/1940 Aged 18 224 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Son of George and Christiana Middleton, of Bingley, Yorkshire. Commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 20287 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 17.
DENNIS MIDDLETON Sergeant Air Gunner (RAF), lost his life on operations off coast of Denmark, July 1940. In his 19th year. Wharfedale Family History Group
details about one of the crew This was to be Sam’s last letter home. The following day, on the 21st July 1940, several Hudsons, each with it's crew of four, left RAF Leuchars to patrol the sea area between Norway and Denmark, known as the Skaggerak. The German support boat Nordmark was spotted and attacked. During the attack, the Hudson with Sgt. Sam Curry on board was hit and although not seen to crash, it was last seen disappearing into the clouds. Initially the crew were reported as missing, giving some hope to his family, however, in early August his parents received the following letter from the Air Ministry: "It is with regret that we write to say that as all our efforts to trace your son have failed, all hope must be abandoned that he is alive" Sergeant Samuel Walter Curry RAF 001 COTTON EA 742495 224 SQDN 21/07/1940 ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE PANEL 13. 002 CURRY SW 551339 224 SQDN 21/07/1940 ROYAL AIR FORCE PANEL 13. 003 MIDDLETON D 551824 224 SQDN 21/07/1940 ROYAL AIR FORCE PANEL 17. 004 MORRISON VCR 43204 224 SQDN 21/07/1940 ROYAL AIR FORCE PANEL 9.
Pilot Officer V C R Morrison, Sergeant E A Cotton, Sergeant D Middleton and Sergeant S W Curry: missing presumed dead; Hudson N7305 failed to return from air operations over the North Sea, 21 July 1940 AIR 81 – RAF Casualty Packs 1939-45 : Part 4 (900 to 1199)
