| Barlow, A (O -
887 sqdn). Shot down by Ju88 31.3.42. Rescued by the
destroyer HMS Arrow.
Bell, CA. (819 sqdn).
Aircraft over side HMS Activity, rescued the destroyer HMS
Winchelsea 12.3.44.
Cope, GH. (814 sqdn). FL
Shaibah 15.4.41 rescued HMS Lasson.
Dale, MW. (825 sqdn). Ditched
29.4.43, rescued by light cruiser HMS Scylla.
Dawson, TJ. (813 sqdn). FL
Alboran island, off Spain/North Africa, 19.4.42. Rescued by
the destroyer HMS Antelope.
Dilnutt, WH. (818 sqdn).
Ditched Narvik, 12.4.40 rescued by HMS Grenade.
Dougherty, CJN. (849 sqdn).
Ditched during strike on Inno Wan, 28.7.1945 Rescued by the
RN.
Edwards, HG. (810 sqdn).
25.4.40 Vaernes. Rescued by HMS Maori 8.5.40.
Godfrey, CH. (857 sqdn).
Ditched off Sumatra at Palembang 29.1.1945..
Halhead, TW. (831 sqdn).
Ditched Indian Ocean 7.1942. Rescued by the destroyer HMS
Lightning.
- Hughes Joe K. (832 sqdn)
Catapulted into Bay of Bengal from HMS Begum on failure of
catapult pre dawn December 1944 Rescued by Escort.
- I was a TAG on 832
Squadron aboard HMS Begum and witnessed Joe Hughes
Avenger disappearing under the waves after the catapult
failed. We were next plane off so had a grandstand view
from my turret as the ship passed alongside and could
see the outline of Joe's Avenger by the flashing
lights/sparks that were taking place inside . We were
about to start a dawn patrol, it was a particularly dark
morning for the Bay of Bengal and visual contact had
been lost between Begum and the attendant Destroyer
during the night. We flew off half an hour later after
half our depth charges were removed. The ship did a full
circle of the stricken crew and dropped four flame
floats before resuming course, the crew were eventually
picked up by the attendant destroyer who kindly
informed us by aldis lamp as we disappeared into the
distance. Author: George Rock - TAGA Member
& Eye Witness
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Jinks, Peter C. Leading Airman (834
sqdn) HMS Battler 22.9.1943
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Peter's aircraft was about to land,
when
the Com.Flying - a Royal Marine Major no less -
yelled out "Send him round again" from the bridge....
Too late! The pilot gave her full revs., caught a
wire and over the side the Stringbag went. The crew
did not suffer too much as they knocked off a Carley Float as they went over my head; they
got into the Carley Float and awaited rescue by the ship's
seaboat.
Author:
Ken Davies - TAGA Secretary & Eye
Witness
Jones, O. (849 sqdn). Shot
down in Pacific from HMS Victorious early 1945 rescued by
the destroyer HMS Kempenfelt.
Laking, J. (825 sqdn).
Aircraft fell over side on landing 28.4.43. Rescued by the
destroyer HMS Troubridge.
Lock, SW. (812 sqdn). Ditched
Pappa Westray 2.5.41. Rescued HMS Almah.
Lockhart, FG. (848 sqdn).
Ditched 24.7.1945. Rescued by HMS Quality.
Machan, GK. (819 sqdn).
Ditched off Dover, crew injured. Rescued 27.8.44 by Dutch
submarine.
Manning, J. (P -824 sqdn).
Ditched 27.11.39. Rescued by the destroyer HMS Waterhen.
Mardlin, JC. (824 sqdn).
Ditched 27.11.39. Rescued by destroyer HMS Waterhen.
Mears AW. (825 sqdn). Ditched
29.4.43. Rescued by HMS Scylla, a Dido Class Light Cruiser.
Murphy, TS. (849 sqdn).
Ditched from HMS Victorious in the Pacific. Rescued by
American destroyer which was later sunk, and then again
rescued this time by American submarine 6?.1945
Palmer, JJ. (825 sqdn).
Ditched 29.4.43. Rescued by HMS Scylla, a Dido Class Light
Cruiser.
Parkin,. (838 sqdn). Ditched
5.7.1944. Rescued by HMS Bickerton.
Phillips, H. (819 sqdn).
Ditched 11.11.40. Rescued by HMS Gloucester, a Gloucester
Class Light Cruiser.
Pike, R. (816 sqdn). Ditched
Lake Hartvig 15.4.40. Rescued by HMS Zulu.
Richardson, NE. (849 sqdn).
Ditched during Palembang raid, 29.1.1945. Rescued by HMS
Whelp, 27th Destroyer Flotilla.
Taylor, AN. (849 sqdn).
Ditched during Palembang raid, 29.1.1945. Rescued HMS Whelp,
27th Destroyer Flotilla.
Selling, F. (835 sqdn).
Aircraft over side HMS Battler 18.4.1943. Rescued by flower
calss corvette, HMS Clover.
Simpson, C. (836 sqdn).
Ditched 15.4.1944 from HMS Adula. Rescued HMS Kasagra.
Slater, RWQ. (811 sqdn).
Ditched HMS Biter 20.6.44. Rescued by tribal class destroyer
HMS Bulldog.
Smith, FAJ. (816 sqdn).
Ditched after Narvik 12.4.40. Rescued by destroyer HMS
Hero.
Sparkes, FG. (825 sqdn).
Ditched on recce from HMS Victorious after Bismarck affair
25.5.41. Rescued after 8 days adrift.
Tapping, E. (818 sqdn).
Injured when aircraft ditched at Narvik 12.4.40. Rescued by
the destroyer HMS Grenade.
Willis, BJ. (813 sqdn).
Ditched HMS Eagle rescued 26.4.41. |