Re: Crash on Lundy Island -- The Landing Ground

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Subject: Re: Crash on Lundy Island

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nicholas

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Date Posted: 02:58:24 07/27/13 Sat
In reply to: John 's message, "Re: Crash on Lundy Island" on 00:13:34 09/25/04 Sat

> Gents
I have been looking into the origins of my grandfather - he was sgt Reginals Ellis described below
We have often wondered about his fate, as my grandmother never spoke of him - even to my mother.
Does anyone have any more details on this below or anything related to it?
Please feel free to contact me @ brett.carey@btinternet.com

thanks and best regards

Nicholas Brett Carey
>Dave, I have now established on good authority that on
>1 June 1942, Whitley V, AD698 KN 'R' of 77 Squadron
>and crew was detailed for anti-submarine patrol and it
>was when returning from the patrol that the aircraft
>crashed into the 300 feet high cliffs of Lundy Island.
> Of the six-man crew only the body of Sergeant Oswald
>A.Jones was found. He was an Air Gunner. The names
>of the other members of the crew are recorded on the
>Runnymede Memorial thus:- Sergeant John E.Veal,
> Pilot, panel 95. Sergeant Reginald Ellis, Pilot,
> Panel 82. Sergeant Eric Hampson, Observer, panel
>84. Sergeant Harry Hannah, Wireless Operator,
>panel 85. Sergeant Young J.Markham, Air Gunner,
>panel 89. I am now endeavouring to find where on
>Lundy that it crashed.
>Regards,
>John.

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