ELWOOD, JOHN STEPHEN Warrant Officer 428569 1660 CU 75 Base RAF 31/05/1945 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian II. D. 6. RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE France Calvados Roll of Honour - John Stephen Elwood John Stephen Elwood Service number: 428569 Rank: Warrant Officer Unit: No 1660 CU 75 Base RAF Service: Royal Australian Air Force Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of death: 31 May 1945 Place of death: France Cause of death: Flying Battle Source: AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force ELWOOD. - W.O. John Stephen Elwood, R.A.A.F., of South Yarra, killed at St. Pierre Eglise near Cherbourg, May 30, loved son of Ethel and Stephen Elwood, and brother of Norma. -Requiescat in pace. In Memory of Warrant Officer JOHN STEPHEN ELWOOD 428569, Royal Australian Air Force who died age 20 on 31 May 1945 Son of Stephen Patrick and Ethel May Elwood, of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Remembered with honour RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE
Spidge, You can count out "Flying Battle" for starters, they've got that wrong considering the date. Lancaster, PB864, Took off from Swinderby for a night excercise to France, on auto pilot, developed loss of control, and led to it crashing at St Pierre Eglise, of the 7 on board, 6 were killed. F/Lt N. Birtwistle, + P/O R.F. Double, + F/O G. Summers, + F/Lt V.G. Eden, + F/O A.O. Pearson, DFC, + F/O C. Davies, + WO J.S. Elwood, + F/O A.I. Tweedle, Inj. Although the pilot had logged 1,062hrs solo flying, only 19 were on Lancasters. Chorley, HCU's.
Spidge, You can count out "Flying Battle" for starters, they've got that wrong considering the date. Lancaster, PB864, Took off from Swinderby for a night excercise to France, on auto pilot, developed loss of control, and led to it crashing at St Pierre Eglise, of the 7 on board, 6 were killed. F/Lt N. Birtwistle, + P/O R.F. Double, + F/O G. Summers, + F/Lt V.G. Eden, + F/O A.O. Pearson, DFC, + F/O C. Davies, + WO J.S. Elwood, + F/O A.I. Tweedle, Inj. Although the pilot had logged 1,062hrs solo flying, only 19 were on Lancasters. Chorley, HCU's. Thanks Alan, The only battle would have been with the controls it seems! Cheers Geoff
