Pathfinder Squadron RAF

- Killed - Friendly Fire - Murdered - Injured - POW - Interned - Evaded - Not Injured - Unknown

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	16/09/1944	Braunschweig/Brunswick	KB210	Mosquito XX	T/o 0029 Wyton.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	H J	Bartley
	Sgt.	J L	Hartley			24		954358	LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY	2109697	17/09/1944

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	30/10/1944	Berlin	KB199	Lancaster III	T/o 1949 Wyton.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	K H	King	DFC		21		149202	REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY	2056121	31/10/1944
	F/O	C M	Arrieta	DFM

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	3/11/1944	Berlin	MM197	Lancaster III	T/o 2333 Wyton. On return an engine failed and while approaching to land, a wingtip brushed the ground causing the Mosquito to cartwheel and crash 0502 just short of the runway, and near a bulk fuel store. F/O Wallace was taken to RAF Hospital Ely where he died from his injuries.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	E P	Wallace	DFC		21		133403	WOOLLAVINGTON (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD	2959360	4/11/1944
	Sgt.	R A	Soutar			23		1672449	CADDER CEMETERY	2715487	4/11/1944

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	6/11/1944	Gelsenkirchen	KB353	Mosquito XX	T/o 1815 Wyton. Lost without trace.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	J L	Ellis					39510	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL	1269571	7/11/1944
	Sgt.	D W	Brittan			23		1587323	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL	1530450	7/11/1944

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	15/11/1944	Berlin	MM196	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1707 Wyton. Came down in Allied held territory, F/L Etherington sustaining slight facial cuts and abrasions.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	J S	Etherington
	F/O	S	Harrison

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	23/11/1944	Hanover	MM201	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1657 Wyton. Lost without trace.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	G W	Tuck			25		408938	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL	1809061	24/11/1944
	Sgt.	M H	Moss					1686131	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL	1077310	24/11/1944

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	25/11/1944	Nurnburg	MM203	Mosquito XVI	T/o 0102 Wyton. Returning to base an engine failed and the Mosquito was successfully abandoned near Calais. Both airmen returned safely, courtesy of the Royal Navy.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	H E	Boulter
	Sgt.	J R	Churcher

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	28/11/1944	Nurnburg	MM195	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1725 Wyton. Lost without trace.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	W/O1	F	Edgar			24		1026434	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL	232747	29/11/1944
	P/O	J H M	Murphy			22		J/95450	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL	1077419	29/11/1944

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	9/12/1944	Air Test	MM198	Mosquito XVI	During the flight, the pilot feathered the port propellor at 4,000 feet and then discoverd he could not restart the engine. On return to Wyton the Mosquito stalled at 50 feet, crashing 1244 near the runway. A fire broke out on impact, but the crew scrambled clear.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	P/O	A R	Spiers
	F/Sgt	?	Chilvers

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	11/12/1944	Hamburg	MM190	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1812 Wyton.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	R C	Onley			32		102560	BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY	2199660	11/12/1944
	F/O	G B	Collins			19		436900	BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY	2107365	11/12/1944

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	30/12/1944	Ferry	PF436	Mosquito XVI	Attempted to make a single engined landing at Wyton, but stalled and hit the runway so hard that the undercarriage was smashed and the aircraft damaged beyond repair

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	L	Gatmill

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	1/01/1945	Railway Tunnels	PF411	Mosquito XVI	T/o 0641 Wyton but crashed due to engine failure.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	L C R	Wellstead	DFC DFM		22		133927	BOURNEMOUTH NORTH CEMETERY	2691026	1/01/1945
	F/Lt	G P	Mullan	DFC		33		132984	TILLICOULTRY CEMETERY	2843202	1/01/1945

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	10/01/1945	Hanover	PF403	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1707 Wyton. Banking steeply, control was lost and crashed into Cambridge Road, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	S/L	R F L	Tong	DFC MID ++		27		63848	GRAVESEND CEMETERY	2361697	10/01/1945
	F/Lt	M J M	Lagesse	DFC		27		128616	CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY	2651273	10/01/1945

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	14/01/1945	Berlin	MM194	Mosquito XVI	T/o 2100 Wyton Partially abandoned after running out of fuel, before crashing 0234 near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	A W	Heitmann			23		409918	CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY	2651175	15/01/1945
	P/O	A N	Gould

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	14/01/1945	Berlin	PF401	Mosquito XVI	T/o 2102 Wyton. Overshot 0202 on return to base and crash landed.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	D H	Swain
	P/O	M E	Bayon

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	14/01/1945	Berlin	PF404	Mosquito XVI	T/o 2101 Wyton but the starboard engine failed and the crew died while trying to force land three minutes later at Woodhurst, 5 mile NE of Huntingdon.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	T J S	Adam			28		150225	CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY	2650873	14/01/1945
	F/Sgt	A J	Casey			23		432482	CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY	2650965	14/01/1945

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	14/01/1945	Berlin	PF437	Mosquito XVI	T/o 2106 Wyton. Homebound, abandoned 0216, out of fuel, both airmen landing near the airfield.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	H E	Boulter
	Sgt.	C	Hart

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	18/01/1945	Sterkrade	MM220	Mosquito XVI	T/o 2322 Wyton. Landed 0130 Brussels-Melsbroek, with its port engine unservicable, whereupon the undercarriage collapsed.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	J W G	Smith
	Sgt.	C C	Hill

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	4/02/1945	Hanover	MM199	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1806 Wyton. Hit by flak and, according to captured enemy papers, totally destroyed after crashing NW of Ronneberg and towards Benthe, 9 km SW from the centre of Hannover.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	J K	Wood			23		410777	HANOVER WAR CEMETERY	2101391	4/02/1945
	F/O	R	Poole					162285	HANOVER WAR CEMETERY	2075148	4/02/1945

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	5/02/1945	Air Test	PF412	Mosquito XVI	Crash landed on Wyton airfield following engine failure. No injuries reported.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/Lt	T A	Empson

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	25/02/1945	Erfurt	PF409	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1833 Wyton. Returned to base at 2258, but subsequently written off with battle damage.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	D W	Rhys
	F/O	F J	Kennelly

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	28/02/1945	Berlin	PF451	Mosquito XVI	T/o 1820 Wyton. On return to base the pilot was seen to bank steeply, as if trying to line up with the runway. He then seemed to initiate overshoot procedure, onlty to stall and crash at Rattlesden, 4 miles W of Stowmarket, Suffolk.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	N M	McNulty			29		409062	CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY	2651338	28/02/1945
	F/Lt	J R A	Maconachie					C/12525	BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY	2667668	28/02/1945

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	7/03/1945	Berlin	RV305	Mosquito XVI	T/o Wyton. Returning to base on one engine, decided to land at Gilze-Rijen airfield in Holland. Crashed on landing.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	S/L	J D	Armstrong			31		J/5707	BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY	2641419	7/03/1945
	F/O	W E	Whyte					J/42207	BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY	2642450	7/03/1945

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	9/06/1945	Training	PF440	Mosquito XVI	T/o 0929 Wyton and crash landed 0950 just beyond the Upwood airfield runway. No injuries reported.

	Rank	Init	Surname	Decoration	Unit	Age	Disposition	Service No.	Cemetery	CWGref	Deceased
	F/O	A H	Reynolds

Sqn	Date	Task	Desig	Type	Comments
128	13/07/1945	Training	PF406	Mosquito XVI	T/o Warboys but soon afterwards the hydraulics failed and the crew headed for Woodbridge in Suffolk. Touched down at 1145, swung first to starboard and then port, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft was wrecked.

F/O

A H

Reynolds