New guy enquiring about 22 Squadron Royal Air Force: 01/08/1940

Hello everyone

I would be really grateful if someone would be able to help me with some research into my uncle’s war service in the RAF. He spent most of the war with the Torpedo Development Unit in Gosport and was badly injured in a test flight. I think that I may have narrowed it down to a specific event and I am hoping that I could get confirmation one way or another as well as finding out a bit more about it. Perhaps I should have asked him when he was alive!

I was assuming that the War in the Air forum would be the best area to post my query.

 

Welcome

if you could share his name it would help forum members

also you need to apply for his service records

you require date of birth ,death certificate and £30
Get a copy of military service records

regards
Clive

 

Thanks Clive

its LAC Edwin Budd actually. I have got the copy of his service record and from that I have seen that he was admitted to hospital and by cross-referencing the date of his admission with the Fleet Air Arm database of air accidents I have identified a possible candidate. As I have already found out a fair bit of information I was going to post in the main forum.

 

Welcome and good luck with your search.

 

Would this be him??




Vildebeest K6408 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database]

Accident Vickers Vildebeest K6408, 01 Aug 1940

 

A lot more information at this link on this site

Remembering Today 1/8/40 and 5/8/40, Civilian: Harry Dawson

And here

Thunder & Lightnings - Test Flying Memorial - Entry

 

Thank you very much for that information Temujin. It is amazing what you have been able to find! Yes that is indeed our Edwin Budd. I did see that some of the information suggested a crew of 2 but certainly on the basis of what he told me there were 3 people on board.

I do have a little bit more information but perhaps the best bet may be if I posted in on the thread you linked that references the crash.

thanks again

 

Accident Vickers Vildebeest K6408, 01 Aug 1940
Date: 01-AUG-1940
Time:
Type: Vickers Vildebeest
Owner/operator: 22 Squadron Royal Air Force (22 Sqn RAF)
Registration: K6408
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Off Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight - United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Gosport, Hampshire
Destination airport: Gosport, Hampshire
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea, during torpedo-dropping exercises. Pilot killed, crewman injured.
Sources:
Battle in the Skies over the Isle of Wight
HJT Leal
Isle of Wight County Press. 1988.


Interesting as there is no mention again of the 'third' person who was I guess the scientist

TD

 

Yes I wonder what the roles actually were.

AC Budd was an electrician. Most of his war was with theTorpedo Development Unit and he continued in this field with the MOD for the rest of his working career.

 

Your welcome. Below is photo of K6408

 

This link does not reference 22 Squadron but does give some information on the work of the Torpedo Development Unit. It also has two photos of a Vickers Vildebeest in the process of launching a torpedo.


Torpedo Dropping Zone – Friends of Stokes Bay