Personnel Index - Detail
At 11.30hrs, on the morning of Saturday 20th June, the squadron was asked to provide 4 Manchesters for a sea search. The previous evening, Bomber Command had attacked Emden and 9 aircraft had failed to return - a sea search was made in case any of these aircraft had ditched.
It was an ironic tragedy, when a 49 Squadron crew, that piloted by Sgt John O'Brien RAAF and Sgt Charles Goldring (L7387) crashed into the sea themselves. Only two bodies were ever recovered, that of Sgt Terence McKenna RAAF and Sgt Price RAAF.
Their fellow crew members are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
L7387
Sgt J.O. O'Brien RAAF Pilot (Missing)
Sgt C.E. Goldring Pilot (Missing)
Sgt T.F.B. McKenna RAAF A/OB (Killed)
Sgt H.W. Price RAAF W/AG (Killed)
Sgt K. Allen RAAF (Missing)
Sgt N.J. Rogers (Missing)
Sgt A. Garos (Missing)
The original telegram.
Confirmation of the death and details of the burial location.
Interestingly, Harrington Price has started training to be a pilot but suffered minor injury following a crash with a Tiger Moth.
An extract from the Court of Enquiry.
Information researched by Dom Howard.