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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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05.05.1941 No. 58 OTU Master I T8780 Sgt. Dunmore / P/O. Arnold

Operation: Training

Date: 5th May 1941 (Monday)

Unit: No. 58 Operational Training Unit

Type: Miles Master I

Serial: T8780

Base: RAF Grangemouth, Scotland

Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Pilot Inst: Sgt. Jack Townley Dunmore 741448 RAFVR Age 24. Survived/Injured

Pilot U/T: P/O. Victor Charles Arnold J/4253 RCAF Age 20. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

During a training flight the aircraft dived into the ground, killing pilot U/T P/O. Arnold instantly. The instructor, Sgt. Dunmore was taken to Larbert Military hospital suffering from serious multiple injures. Sadly he succumbed to these on the 17th May 1941 at 07:15 hrs.

Cockpit of the trainer version of the Miles Master I

Sgt. Dunmore had previously seen service during the Battle of Britain with 222 Squadron and earlier with 266 Squadron. He had been credited with a share in an Me109 on the 15th October 1940.


jack dunmorfe with bride gladys fox

Jack Dunmore with his bride Gladys Fox

Burial details:

Sgt. Jack Townley Dunmore. Chislehurst Churchyard. Son of Frederick Townley Dunmore and Edith Dunmore; husband of Gladys Muriel Dunmore, of Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

P/O. Victor Charles Arnold. Grangemouth Cemetery. Sec 1. Grave 13. Son of Harry Watson Arnold, and of Eva Mary Arnold, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Further information: His brother, Fl/Lt. Keith Fergus Arnold DFC also died on service just a few weeks later whilst serving with OADF (1) Lockheed Hudson III AE640 crashing on the Mull of Kintyre 25th July 1941. His crew, 24 year old Sgt. Percy Keast from Cornwall and a 24 year old civilian attached from the Civilian Technical Corps Mr. Wilfred Bratherton from British Columbia, Canada were also killed. Full story as researched by Linda Ibrom here.

(1) OADF = Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight.

Researched for relatives of the crew/s with thanks to the following for additional information Alan Clark a fellow member of the BAAC. 58 OTU, ORBs. Other sources as quoted.




KTY 11.07.2017 Map updated

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Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and Captain François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Andrew Mielnik: Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Polish graves: https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/, PoW Museum Żagań, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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