Hi _ I saw the name R G Humphreys here and wondered whether you were interested in this story I found elsewhere
http://www.rafweb.org/Help_Wanted.htm
Request 1115 Posted 2 Aug 2013
Help needed in finding relatives to downed airman over southern Denmark 19th August 1942.
I have just come into possession of a leather flying helmet, life vest and parachute harness belonging to Air observer Sgt. Cyril Samwell (Samuel ?) Crutchley. The items were found hidden under the floorboards of a farmhouse close to the place where the plane crashed. The items were found during a restoration of the house in 1991 but was of no interest to the local museum, and have been in the loft of the house until now.
Maybe these items will be of more interest to relatives, so I would like to turn them over to people who will respect them and the history they represent.
I have managed to get some details of who may have hidden the items so long ago. I am in pursuit of further details on the subject, also to help the historians in Denmark that actually care.
I have found these details on the “airwar over Denmark” site. All credits to Søren Flensted. See: http://www.flensted.eu.com/194249.shtml for more details of the flight.
Halifax II W1226 crashed near Sønderborg 19/8-1942
The aircraft belonged to RAF 35 Sqn. Bomber Command and was coded TL-J. T/O 20:43 Graveley. OP: Flensburg.
On its way to the target W1226 was attacked by a night fighter from 5./ NJG 3 piloted by Feldwebel Herbert Altner. A fire started at the rear end of the fuselage and at 00:08 it crashed to the ground in a field belonging to “Ladegården” farm near Sønderborg.
Crew members were: G.A. Brassey RAF W.B. Cooper RAF C.S. Crutchley RAF R.G. Humphreys. RNZF A.J.O. Leo RAAF J. Smith RAF R.F. Wall RAF All info is much appreciated.
I was reading through all of this, and I am looking for any information on a Patrick F.Young or Frederick P. Young nickname Paddy, that worked at this unit from 1941-1944 from Ireland. not sure if he was on course or worked there. I was told he was a mechanic that worked on the planes at Mountainview and Picton, ON if any info pls contact Kimberley at northimport at hotmail dot com
Hi _ I saw the name R G Humphreys here and wondered whether you were interested in this story I found elsewhere
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rafweb.org/Help_Wanted.htm
Request 1115 Posted 2 Aug 2013
Help needed in finding relatives to downed airman over southern Denmark 19th August 1942.
I have just come into possession of a leather flying helmet, life vest and parachute harness belonging to Air observer Sgt. Cyril Samwell (Samuel ?) Crutchley. The items were found hidden under the floorboards of a farmhouse close to the place where the plane crashed. The items were found during a restoration of the house in 1991 but was of no interest to the local museum, and have been in the loft of the house until now.
Maybe these items will be of more interest to relatives, so I would like to turn them over to people who will respect them and the history they represent.
I have managed to get some details of who may have hidden the items so long ago. I am in pursuit of further details on the subject, also to help the historians in Denmark that actually care.
I have found these details on the “airwar over Denmark” site. All credits to Søren Flensted. See: http://www.flensted.eu.com/194249.shtml for more details of the flight.
Halifax II W1226 crashed near Sønderborg 19/8-1942
The aircraft belonged to RAF 35 Sqn. Bomber Command and was coded TL-J.
T/O 20:43 Graveley. OP: Flensburg.
On its way to the target W1226 was attacked by a night fighter from 5./ NJG 3 piloted by Feldwebel Herbert Altner. A fire started at the rear end of the fuselage and at 00:08 it crashed to the ground in a field belonging to “Ladegården” farm near Sønderborg.
Crew members were:
G.A. Brassey RAF
W.B. Cooper RAF
C.S. Crutchley RAF
R.G. Humphreys. RNZF
A.J.O. Leo RAAF
J. Smith RAF
R.F. Wall RAF
All info is much appreciated.
Christian Flamand, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteI was reading through all of this, and I am looking for any information on a Patrick F.Young or Frederick P. Young nickname Paddy, that worked at this unit from 1941-1944 from Ireland. not sure if he was on course or worked there. I was told he was a mechanic that worked on the planes at Mountainview and Picton, ON
ReplyDeleteif any info pls contact Kimberley at northimport at hotmail dot com
He was probably with the RAF at Picton
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