SAUNDERS, ROI LEONARD 70602 Pilot Officer (Pilot) 22/05/1940 SIMMONS, SAMUEL FRANK 564409 Sergeant (Obs.) 22/05/1940 PIRIE, GEORGE ROSSE 626070 Aircraftman 1st Class (W.Op./Air Gnr.) 22/05/1940 57 Squadron Blenheim IV L9184 DX- Op. Reconnaissance Took off Hawkinge. Crashed near Haucourt (Pas-de-calais) 12 km SE of Arras, France and to the north of the main road leading to Cambrai. BCL Chorley
SHEWRY, CYRIL JOSEPH 550468 Sergeant (Obs.) 22/05/1940 144 Squadron hampden I L4067 PL- Op. Krefeld Took off Hemswell. Hit by flak in the target area and the crew were ordered to bale out and Sgt. Shewry was killed. BCL Chorley [FONT="] [/FONT]
WRIGHT, GILBERT FRANCIS MONCREIFF 90265 Flying Officer (Pilot) 22/05/1940 605 Squadron Hurriacne I L2120 Patrol over Assas. Shot dwon by He111 FCL Franks
BURRELL, PETER ARTHUR MERRICK 580941 Sergeant (Obs.) 23/05/1940 WHITTLE, PETER REX 611596 Leading Aircraftman (W. Op.) 23/05/1940 40 Squadron Blenheim IV L8843 BL- Op. Arras-Boulogne Took off 1010 Wyton to attack troop columns. Shot down at Miraumont (Somme) 13 km NNE of Albert, France. BCL Chorley
LLEWELYN, JOHN GRIFFITH 26060 Wing Commander (Pilot) 23/05/1940 EDWARDS, WILLIAM GEORGE 42937 Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) 23/05/1940 40 Squadron Blenheim IV P4909 BL- Op. Arras-Boulogne Took off 1010 hrs Wyton. Hit by flak and crashed between Beuvry and Sailly-Labourse (Pas-de-Calais) BCL Chorley
GRAAFSTRA, JOHN WILLIAM 39381 Flying Officer (Pilot) 23/05/1940 242 Squadron Hurricane I P2809 Escort northern France. Shot down by Me109s. FCL Franks
WICKHAM, ALBERT EDGAR 36200 Pilot Officer (Pilot) 23/05/1940 HIBBERT, EDWARD 564863 Sergeant (Obs.) 23/05/1940 WHELAN, MATTHEW 630351 Aircraftman 2nd Class (W. Op./Air Gnr.) 23/05/1940 88 Squadron Battle I P2356 RH- Op. Battle Area Took off Les Grandes Chappelles. (No other details) BCL Chorley
JENKINS, STANLEY WILLIAM 580289 Sergeant (Pilot) 23/05/1940 JOSSE, PETER WILLIAM 359518 Sergeant (Nav.) 23/05/1940 MARSH, ALAN 580966 Sergeant (Obs.) 23/05/1940 THORNTON, WILLIE 625669 Aircraftman 1st Class (W. Op./Air Gnr.) 23/05/1940 83 Squadron Hampden I L4055 OL- Op. Communications Took off Scampton. Crashed 0400 hrs while returning to base in poor visibitity. Flew into high ground 4 miles south of Holmfirth, 6 miles south of Huddersfield, Yorkshire. BCL Chorley
KLIPSCH, PAUL HENRY 566457 Sergeant (Pilot) 23/05/1940 92 Squadron Huricane I P9373 Patrol. Shot down by Me110s Wierre-Effroy, France. (The aircraft was excavated in 1999) FCL Franks.
LEARMOND, PATRICK ALEXANDER GEORGE 33490 Pilot Officer 23/05/1940 92 Squadron Spitfire I P9370 Patrol over the French coast. Shot down in flames over Dunkirk by Me109. FCL Franks. [FONT="] [/FONT]
MASTERS, JAMES GRAHAM 42249 Pilot Officer (Pilot) 23/05/1940 TUCKER, EUGENE 581420 Flight Sergeant (Obs.) 23/05/1940 THOMPSON, CLIFFORD WILLIAM 551783 Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) 23/05/1940 15 Squadron Blenheim IV L9403 LS- Op. Arras. Took off 1300 hrs Wyton. Crashed near Morval (Pas-de-Calais) 7 km SSE of Bapaume, France. BCL Chorley
McLAREN, IAN LEDOUX 35151 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 23/05/1940 58 squadron Whitley V N1361 GE-F Op. Communications Took off 2300 hrs Linton-on-Ouse. Believed to have crashed in the Ardennes region of Belgium. F/L. McLaren is shown as belonging to No.78 Squadron. BCL Chorley [FONT="] [/FONT]
AUBERT, RICHARD DENNIS 41361 Pilot Officer 24/05/1940 74 Squadron Spitfire I (441 Patrol. Failed to return. FCL Franks
JOHNSON, CHARLES EDWARD 37290 Squadron Leader (Pilot) 24/05/1940 BARKER, DAVID CONQUEST 42043 Pilot Officer (Pilot) 24/05/1940 COLLINS, HAROLD GEORGE 517528 Sergeant (Obs.) 24/05/1940 CROOK, WILLIAM 532528 Corporal (W. Op. [Air]) 24/05/1940 44 Squadron Hampden I L4171 KM- Op. Communications Took off Waddington. Hit by flak and crashed near Aachen, Germany. BCL Chorley
GRANT-CRAWFORD, IAN DOUGLAS 37501 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 24/05/1940 HEWITT, EDGAR SYDNEY 547085 Aircraftman 1st Class 24/05/1940 BURTON, JOHN 627969 Aircraftman 2nd Class (W. Op.) 24/05/1940 149 Squadron Wellington IC P9270 OG-J Op. Battle Area. Took off 2230 hrs Mildenhall. Crashed 0315 hrs near Barton Mills, Suffolk, preparing to land. BCL Chorley
IRVINE, JAMES MELVILLE DUNDAS 39988 Pilot Officer (Pilot) 24/05/1940 COLLINGHAM, JOHN RAYMOND 564603 Sergeant (Obs.) 24/05/1940 FIRTH, SYDNEY EWBANK 615843 Aircraftman 1st Class 24/05/1940 106 Squadron Hampden I P1336 ZN- Op. training Flew into the Coventry balloon barrage at night and crashed. BCL Chorley.
HANNAY, PATRICK CLAUDE 90097 Flying Officer (Pilot) 24/05/1940 SHORT, JAMES DEMPSTER 74937] Leading Aircraftman 24/05/1940 600 Squadron Blenheim I-F L1516 Engine cut and control was lost, hit trees and crashed in Fordbridge gravel pit Sunbury-on-Thames. Destroyed by fire. The Bristol Blenheim Warner
HENDERSON, DUNCAN 76460 Pilot Officer (Pilot) 24/05/1940 HOLMES, ARTHUR NOEL 581222 Sergeant (Obs.) 24/05/1940 AUSTIN RONALD WILLIAM 615205 LAC 24/05/1940 15 Squadron Blenhein IV R3614 LS- Op. Aa Canal Took off 1745 hrs Alconbury. On return to base at 2100 hrs the port engine seized and the aircraft spun into the ground. BCL Chorley
HILL, ROBERT LAIRD 41925 Pilot Officer 24/05/1940 242 Squadron Hurricane I P3266 Patrol over French coast. Collided with Hurricane I P3272 over the English Channel. FCL Franks [FONT="] [/FONT]
MITCHELL, JAMES WILLIAM 41942 Pilot Officer 24/05/1940 242 squadron Hurricane I P3272 Patrol over French coast. Collided with Hurricane I P3266 over the English Channel. FCL Franks