In memory of those airmen killed in flying accidents in Shetland in WW2.

 

 

This Roll of Honour for airmen killed in air accidents in Shetland during the Second World War is as complete as can be at this time,any names/details missing will be added if and when found.  

 

 

DATE

RANK

NAME

AIRCRAFT

SERIAL

FORCE

LOCATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20/04/1940

MID(A)

CROSSLEY.J.R

SKUA

L2999

RN

E OF FAIR ISLE

20/04/1940

PO(A)

HALL.M

SKUA

L2999

RN

E OF FAIR ISLE

24/04/1940

MID(A)

FURBER.P.L

WALRUS

L2316

RN

OFF FAIR ISLE

22/07/1940

F/SGT

TYLER.W.G

BLENHEIM

R3887

RAF

SEA NR SUMBURGH

14/08/1940

LT

FRYER.W.A.F.

SWORDFISH

P4265

RN

SEA W OF FOULA

14/08/1940

S/LT(A)

MOURILYAN.

SWORDFISH

P4265

RN

SEA W OF FOULA

14/08/1940

PO(A)

TYLER.A.T.

SWORDFISH

P4265

RN

SEA W OF FOULA

28/08/1940

P/O

HAVILLAND.R.H

MAGISTER

R1832

RAF

NW OF SUMBURGH

28/08/1940

AC2

MOON.R

MAGISTER

R1832

RAF

NW OF SUMBURGH

26/10/1940

MID(A)

CHAMBERS.R.T

SWORDFISH

L2794

RN

BAY OF QUENDALE

26/10/1940

S/LT(A)

LAYCOCK.P.B

SWORDFISH

L2794

RN

BAY OF QUENDALE

26/10/1940

NA1

BREWSTER.B.F.A

SWORDFISH

L2794

RN

BAY OF QUENDALE

13/12/1940

F/O

DODD.J.D

BLENHEIM

L9455

RAFVR

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

P/O

PETTET.A.F

BLENHEIM

L9455

RAFVR

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

SGT

HOOK.A

BLENHEIM

L9455

RAF

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

LAC

BRIGHT.L.S.J

BLENHEIM

L9455

RAF

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

AC1

MOORE.A.E.H

BLENHEIM

L9455

RAF

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

SGT

HAMILTON.J.S

BLENHEIM

R3625

RAFVR

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

SGT

WALMSLEY.H.W

BLENHEIM

R3625

RAFVR

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

SGT

MAY.J.H

BLENHEIM

R3625

RAFVR

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

AC1

JULIAN.S

BLENHEIM

R3625

RAF

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

13/12/1940

AC1

MONKS.G.W

BLENHEIM

R3625

RAFVR

SEA W OF SUMBURGH

01/01/1941

F/SGT

LEIGHTON.R.F

BLENHEIM

Z6339?

RCAF

SUMBURGH?

17/01/1941

MET/OFF

GBUREK.L

HEINKEL 111

2645

LUFT

VAASETTER,FAIR ISLE

17/01/1941

GEFR

NENTWIG.G

HEINKEL 111

2645

LUFT

VAASETTER,FAIR ISLE

28/02/1941

SGT

HICKS.R.G

BLENHEIM

T1953

RAF

CR SUMBURGH AIRFIELD

01/03/1941

P/O

BRENNAN.I.C

HURRICANE

V7069

RAFVR

IN SEA OFF SUMBURGH

23/03/1941

UFFZ

RUDIGER.K

BF-110E-2

3774

LUFT

SEA OFF SELLA NESS

23/03/1941

GEFR

REICHEL.G

BF-110E-2

3774

LUFT

SEA OFF SELLA NESS

11/08/1941

AC1

CUTCHIE.J.W

SUNDERLAND

V3978

RAFVR

SANK IN SULLOM VOE

03/09/1941

F/LT

HAMMOND.H.M

BLENHEIM

L9261

RAF

SANDNESS HILL

03/09/1941

P/O

MASON.W.J

BLENHEIM

L9261

RAFVR

SANDNESS HILL

03/09/1941

SGT

SIMPSON.G.R

BLENHEIM

L9261

RAFVR

SANDNESS HILL

19/01/1942

F/LT

GOOLDEN.H

CATALINA

Z2148

RAFVR

ARISDALE,YELL

19/01/1942

P/O

SCHELL.L.G

CATALINA

Z2148

RCAF

ARISDALE,YELL

19/01/1942

SGT

IRVINE.S

CATALINA

Z2148

RAFVR

ARISDALE,YELL

19/01/1942

SGT

PITCHER.A.O

CATALINA

Z2148

RAFVR

ARISDALE,YELL

19/01/1942

SGT

HENOWY.E

CATALINA

Z2148

RAFVR

ARISDALE,YELL

19/01/1942

SGT

ROWE.L.A

CATALINA

Z2148

RAFVR

ARISDALE,YELL

19/01/1942

SGT

BREAKSPEAR.A.R

CATALINA

Z2148

RAFVR

ARISDALE,YELL

09/02/1942

SGT

DENLEY.R.C

BEAUFIGHTER

 

RAAF

QUENDALE FARM

09/02/1942

SGT

CAMERON.J.G

BEAUFIGHTER

 

RAFVR

QUENDALE FARM

09/02/1942

SGT

LORD.J.R

BEAUFIGHTER

 

RAFVR

QUENDALE FARM

21/02/1942

F/SGT

BROWN.C.D.G

BLENHEIM

V5433

RCAF

GRUNAY,OUT SKERRIES

21/02/1942

F/SGT

OLIVER.J.H

BLENHEIM

V5433

RCAF

GRUNAY,OUT SKERRIES

21/02/1942

SGT

COY.T.W

BLENHEIM

V5433

RAFVR

GRUNAY,OUT SKERRIES

20/03/1942

P/O

STOKER.T.T.B

BEAUFORT

L4514

RAFVR

BURN OF DALE

20/03/1942

SGT

BRANCHFLOWER.N.A

BEAUFORT

L4514

RAFVR

BURN OF DALE

20/03/1942

SGT

WOOLSEY.A.J

BEAUFORT

L4514

RAFVR

BURN OF DALE

31/03/1942

F/SGT

BUSHBY.J.B

HALIFAX

R9438

RAFVR

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

31/03/1942

SGT

PEACH.A

HALIFAX

R9438

RAFVR

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

31/03/1942

SGT

POWELL.G.N.E

HALIFAX

R9438

RAFVR

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

31/03/1942

SGT

MEREDITH.R

HALIFAX

R9438

RAFVR

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

31/03/1942

P/O

USHER.M.L

HALIFAX

R9438

RCAF

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

31/03/1942

F/SGT

BUCKLEY.J.P.B

HALIFAX

R9438

RCAF

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

31/03/1942

SGT

WOOD.J.A

HALIFAX

R9438

RAFVR

FITFUL HEAD CLIFF

18/08/1942

P/O

SCHAEFER.B.A

SPITFIRE

X4421

RAAF

OFF SUMBURGH HEAD

06/10/1942

A/WO

PATTERSON.J.H

BLENHEIM

T1949

RCAF

IN SEA OFF LADYS HOLM

06/10/1942

SGT

TINSLEY.R.G

BLENHEIM

T1949

RAFVR

IN SEA OFF LADYS HOLM

06/10/1942

SGT

MCCARTHY.R.F

BLENHEIM

T1949

RAFVR

IN SEA OFF LADYS HOLM

08/11/1942

SGT

SMITH.F.V

WELLINGTON

HX732

RAFVR

IN SEA 2M S OF VAILA

08/11/1942

WOII

MCGRATH.J.P

WELLINGTON

HX732

RAFVR

IN SEA 2M S OF VAILA

24/03/1943

OBFW

HUMBS.F

JUNKERS 88D-5

430205

LUFT

5M W OF SUMBURGH HD

24/03/1943

OBLT

OTTERNBURG.S

JUNKERS 88D-5

430205

LUFT

5M W OF SUMBURGH HD

24/03/1943

OBFW

RAASCH.F

JUNKERS 88D-5

430205

LUFT

5M W OF SUMBURGH HD

24/03/1943

UFFZ

BUGRAM.G

JUNKERS 88D-5

430205

LUFT

5M W OF SUMBURGH HD

09/12/1943

S/LT(A)

WEST.R.D

BARRACUDA

DP927

RNVR

NE OF RAMMA STACKS

09/12/1943

S/LT(A)

BROWN.J

BARRACUDA

DP927

RNVR

NE OF RAMMA STACKS

09/12/1943

L/AIR

KELLY.E.W

BARRACUDA

DP927

RN

NE OF RAMMA STACKS

20/12/1943

LT

PFEIFFER.J

MOSQUITO

DD618

PAF

OFF SUMBURGH HEAD

20/12/1943

P/O

KESICKE

MOSQUITO

DD618

PAF

OFF SUMBURGH HEAD

05/03/1944

UFFZ

LINDNER.B

JUNKERS 88D-1

430576

LUFT

IN SEA HOLM BEOSETTER

25/03/1944

F/LT

KEATES.J.H.D

CATALINA

JX210

RAFVR

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

25/03/1944

SGT

HIRD.W.J

CATALINA

JX210

RAFVR

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

25/03/1944

F/SGT

PEBERDY.J.R

CATALINA

JX210

RAFVR

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

25/03/1944

SGT

CLAYTON.A

CATALINA

JX210

RAFVR

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

25/03/1944

F/SGT

GREIG.F.F

CATALINA

JX210

RAFVR

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

25/03/1944

F/SGT

ROBERTSON.J

CATALINA

JX210

RAFVR

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

25/03/1944

SGT

BUNTING.J

CATALINA

JX210

RAF

GARTH HILL,GARTH VOE

28/03/1944

F/SGT

CAPEL.R.A

SPITFIRE

AR293

RAF

SUMBURGH AIRFIELD

26/04/1944

F/O

ALLAN.A.R

BEAUFIGHTER

NE462

RAFVR

SUMBURGH AIRFIELD

26/04/1944

F/LT

BANKS.L.J

BEAUFIGHTER

NE462

RAF

SUMBURGH AIRFIELD

26/04/1944

Mr.

JOHNSTON.P

BY BEAUFIGHTER

NE462

CIV

SUMBURGH AIRFIELD

29/07/1944

F/O

HILDEBRAND.A.R

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

29/07/1944

F/O

LLOYD.W.H

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

29/07/1944

F/O

BRADSHAW.G

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

29/07/1944

WOII

HARVEY.R.D

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

29/07/1944

P/O

WATSON.E.C

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

29/07/1944

F/SGT

TOWNSEND.R.W.E

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

29/07/1944

F/O

BOWLER.J.E

CANSO

11062

RCAF

HAMNAFIELD,FOULA

17/11/1944

F/SGT

ROBERTS.E

WARWICK

BV520

RAF

IN SEA WEST VOE

22/11/1944

F/LT

REID.J.A

MOSQUITO

DZ642

RAF

ROYL FIELD HILL

22/11/1944

F/O

IRWIN.W.D

MOSQUITO

DZ642

RCAF

ROYL FIELD HILL

11/12/1944

F/O

GILCHRIST.R

MOSQUITO

PZ418

RAF

SUMBURGH AIRFIELD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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