P/O A D Trentham.....RAF Benson died on this day 14 October 1953

Discussion in 'Postwar' started by Harry Ree, Oct 14, 2017.

  1. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    IMG_0511.JPG Took this photograph of the St Helens Church graves when visiting the area in December last year

    Probably among the intake who filled the shortfall of pilots which became apparent following the outbreak of the Korean conflict.

    Every grave can tell a story.I do not know if this was a service function death or not but have been unsuccessful to ascertain the cause so far.

    Another grave comes to mind is that of a former PRU pilot ex F/Lt Roy Kenwright MBE DFC who served at Benson from 1943 and died aged 90 years in 2012.
     
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  2. RAFCommands

    RAFCommands Senior Member

    Hi Harry,

    Meteor EE462

    One of the group of RAF pilots since 1918 to be killed doing aeros over relatives houses.

    Ross
     
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  3. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Alan Derek Trentham ( - 1953) - Find A Grave Memorial

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Alan D Trentham
    Death Age: 20
    Birth Date: abt 1933
    Registration Date: Dec 1953
    Registration district: Wokingham
    Inferred County: Berkshire
    Volume: 6a
    Page: 212

    TD
     
  4. CL1

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

    one I took

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  5. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    Thanks TD

    I see a kinsman,David, has left a note on P/O's Trentham's "Find a Grave Memorial"

    P/O Trentham's service number appears to be his induction aircraftsman number 3134407......I know that batch well, it was applied to former ATC cadets inducted into NS at Padgate during the period Jan 1951 to June 1953.
     
  6. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    Thanks Ross....was he flying a Meteor V?

    Yes the Meteor Meatbox took its toll of the unwary and unfortunate.

    Clive...just checked the photographs of the day and I have taken the whole of the military graves......had to pair down P/O Trentham's grave photograph to get it below 2 MBs .... bit of a guessing job as the resize software is in pixels.
     
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  7. RAFCommands

    RAFCommands Senior Member

    F.3

    AM.78 has it as TOC sequence of No.74/Horsham St Faith/206 AFS/210 AFS.

    Ross
     

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