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Died of injuries: March 29, 1943. Joe French and cousin Steve Baglow at the site of the crash of FA698 during a commemoration held on March 25, 2018. Joe holds a photo of their grandfather Albert French as a young man, together with his British Empire Medal. (Graham Moore) W/O Class II Robert Simeon Sandelin, age 20. Royal Canadian Air Force, Service No. R/82680. Husband of Winifred Jane Sandelin of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Grave 342, Gunnerside Methodist Chapelyard, Yorkshire. Sgt Jeffrey Fage, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 1172715. Son of William Augustus and Ethel Mary Fage of Bushey. Sec. R., Grave 25, Bushey (St. James) Churchyard, Hertfordshire. Survivors: Flt Lt James Lee Heron, Service No: 43285 (Captain) Sgt Arden Kenney, Service No. 1370313 (Second pilot) Plt Off Donald Harry McLean, RCAF, Service No. J/16692 Sgt James Farquhar Clark, Service No. 1128327 London Gazette entry for George Medal awarded to Sgt James Farquhar Clark: One night in March, 1943, Sgt Clark was the wireless operator/air gunner in a Fortress aircraft which crashed and caught fire on the top of a hill, in conditions of poor visibility. Sgt Clark and three other members of the crew escaped with minor injuries and Sgt Clark realised that three further members of the crew were in the wreckage. Despite the blazing petrol tanks and the presence of explosives which he knew were in the aircraft, he immediately re-entered the fuselage and, with the assistance of LAC Albert French, who had arrived at the scene after having seen the flames from his bedroom in a nearby farm, dragged the three airmen from the wreckage. Some time afterwards an explosion occurred, shattering the aircraft and breaking glass a quarter-of-a-mile away. LAC Albert French was awarded a BEM for his part in this action. A 75 th anniversary commemoration for those lost in the accident was held at the accident site on March 25, 2018. The full commemoration group including Albert French’s daughter, three grandsons and two great grandchildren. (Graham Moore ) Fortress IIA FK212 ‘V’ of 220 Squadron June 14, 1943: Shot down by Junkers Ju 88 flown by Lt Lothar Wolff of 15/KG 40 while based at Chivenor, Devon, after transmitting position, course and speed report from 46º03’N 10º55’W. All nine crewmembers* lost, as follows: Flg Off Charles Francis Callender, age 36. (Captain) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 68777. Son of Andrew Martin Callender and Winifred Campbell Callender. Panel119, Runnymede, Surrey. Flg Off James Way Verney, age 30. (2 nd Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 80395. Son of Frank Arthur and Malvina Verney of Kokstad, East Griqualand, South Africa. 6
Panel 130, Runnymede, Surrey. F/Sgt James William Harbidge, age 32. (Navigator) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 1220213. Son of Charles Clifford Harbridge and Harriet Harbridge of Willenhall, Staffordshire; husband of Sadie Harbridge of Willenhall. Panel 136, Runnymede, Surrey. W/O Class I William Minor Comba, age 22. Royal Canadian Air Force, Service No: R/59670. Son of Minor and Lillian Comba of Killarney, Manitoba, Canada. Panel179, Runnymede, Surrey. F/Sgt Charles Percival Probst, age 33. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 979949. Son of Robert and Gladys Probst; husband of Mary Probst of Greenock, Renfrewshire. Panel 138, Runnymede, Surrey. F/Sgt Edward Wright, age 22. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 978768. Son of Tom and Gladys May Wright of Droylsden, Lancashire. Panel 140, Runnymede, Surrey. Sergeant George Davison, age 22. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 989245. Son of Mrs. E. J. Davison of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Panel 147, Runnymede, Surrey. Sergeant Shadrach Morton Frost, age 30. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 1379682. Son of Morton Bennett Frost and Eva Frost of Hayes, Kent. Panel 150, Runnymede, Surrey. Sergeant George Scaife Patterson, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Service No: 1051252. Son of John and Irving Scaife Paterson of Cleghorn, Lanarkshire. Panel 161, Runnymede, Surrey. * The 220 Sqn ORB lists eight crewmembers, including one who is known to have not been on board the aircraft. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists the above nine 220 Sqn Fortress crewmembers as lost on June 14, 1943, and it is presumed that all were on board FK212. The ORB indicates Flg Off Callender had flown with nine personnel on board three days earlier. Fortress IIA FK202 ‘L’ of 220 Squadron October 25, 1943: Crashed into the ocean one hour out of Lagens, Azores, believed while the crew was taking sea-level meteorological readings. All eight crewmembers lost, as follows: Sqn Ldr Harry Arthur Andrew Webster, age 28. (Captain) Royal Air Force, Service No: 37619. Son of William Leckie Webster and Marjorie Webster (nee Pringle-Pattison); husband of Gillian Webster of Shawford, Hampshire. Panel 119, Runnymede, Surrey. Harry Arthur Andrew Webster. Flg Off Alfred William Dungate, age 24. Royal Canadian Air Force, Service No: J/16441. Son of Sydney and Annie Dungate of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Panel 173, Runnymede, Surrey. Flg Off William Henry Offler, age 33. Royal Canadian Air Force, Service No: J/22508. Alfred William Dungate. 7
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