Telegram from 582 Squadron to Air Ministry

Telegram from 582 Squadron to Air Ministry

A telegram circulating details of the crash of Lancaster ED908. It lists the personnel on board and their addresses.

1944-07-20

One typewritten sheet with handwritten annotations

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v50011

[inserted] [underlined] approx 5 miles NW Neufchatel [/underlined] France
[underlined] 420460 [/underlined]
3 [/inserted]

E J/A. TELEGRAM EN CLAIR. 13/21.

[underlined] FROM [/underlined]: 582. SQUADRON.

[underlined] TO [/underlined]: AIR MINISTRY KINGSWAY, AIRGROUP OXFORD, HQ BOMBER COMMAND GLOUCESTER PNTU, HQ No 8 PFF GROUP, RECORDS GLOUCSTER, 54 MU, P N T U, LITTLE STAUGHTON.

(RECEIVED A.M.C.S. (KWY) JULY 21ST 1944.)

[underlined] A.40. JULY [indecipherable number]0TH 1944. ATTN ACCIDENTS [indecipherable letters] KINGSWAY.

FB.
(A) (I) LANCASTER MARK III SPECIAL E D.908 (II) PORT OUTER MERLIN 28 A. 970/265779 PORT INNER MERLON [sic] 28A870/265714, STARBOARD INNER MERLIN 28 A.957/265771 STARBOARD OUTER MERLIN 28 A.7921.326740. [inserted] [circled 134] [/inserted]
(B) ATTACHED TO [underlined] 582 SQUADRON [/underlined] FROM WARBOYS.
(C) NOT KNOWN AFTER 1420 20TH JULY 1944 TARGET [underlined] FORET-DU-CROC. [/underlined]
(D) (I) S/L JB [circled] WEIGHTMAN [/circled] DFC (43255) [underlined] SECOND PILOT [/underlined] A/F/LT GB [circled] AUNGIERS [/circled] (143845) NAVIGATOR 1338406 F/SGT TC [circled] BOWER [/circled] WIRELESS OPERATION [sic] [underlined] R.174841 F/SGT GR MACARTHUR AIR GUNNER POSITION MID UPPER [/underlined] 1325000 F/SGT EW [circled] PRATT [/circled]. AIR GUNNER POSITION REAR GUNNER 1685127 SGT [circled] GRESTY [/circled] J. FLIGHT ENGINEER POSITION [underlined] FLIGHT ENGINEER BOMB AIMER [/underlined]. D (II) ALL MISSING.
(E) NOT KNOWN.
(F) BOMBS ARI5582 ARI. 5083 ARI.5025

[inserted] 2 more crew [underlined] from 109 Sgdn [/underlined] [/inserted]

(G) [underlined] SHOT DOWN OVER TARGET FORM 765C NO. [/underlined]
(J) 54 MU.
K) KINFORMED [sic] S/L [underlined] WEIG[/underlined] [circled]IGHT[/circled]MAN, WIFE MRS C B WEIGHTMAN 12 ANNADALE AVENUE BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND, ALSO FATHER MR E H WEIGHTMAN IVY HOUSE, WRAGBY, LINCOLN, F/L [underlined] AUNG[/underlined]IERS, FATHER MR S C AUNGIERS MALLOW PERRANPORT CORNWALL ALSO SISTER MISS J AUNGIERS 27 SEYMOUR ROAD LONDON S.W.18 F/SGT [underlined]. BOW[/underlined]ER FATHER MR G BOWER 3 NORTH STREET LANGTON MATTRAVERS [sic] SWANAGE DORSET F/[underlined]SGT PE[/underlined]ATT [sic] FATHER MR E S PRATT HIGH STREET WHEATLEY OXON SGT [underlined] GRESTY [/underlined] MOTHER MRS E GRESTY 26 ALEXANDER STREET SALFORD 7 LANCASHIRE. [underlined] F/SGT MACARTHUR FRIEND 2111480 LACW KETTLEWELL M RAF STATION HEMSWELL GAINSBOROUGH LINCS [/underlined] KINNOT F/SGT [underlined] M[/underlined]ACARTHUR FATHER MR [underlined] G A MACARTHUR 19 MELROSE STREET AMHERST NOVA SCOTIA CANADA. [/underlined]
(L) N/A.

TIME OF ORIGIN: 202200 8 HRS.

CRASH CIRCULATION.
P.4. CAS 9, COPIES.
+ P.4. CAS CAN 3 COPIES.

[inserted] 37347 S/L N. FOULSHAM [/inserted]

[rubber stamp R.O.A.F. OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS 21 JUL]

[inserted] 125743 F/O J. SWARBRICK [/inserted]

This telegram refers to the aircraft as a Lancaster Mark III Special. Next of kin are recorded – it is of interest to note that a “friend” of Reg MacArthur, Leading Aircraftwoman M Kettlewell, was notified of the event.