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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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03rd September 1941 10 Air Gunnery School Master III W8539 Sgt. Glengarry

Operation: Training

Date: 03rd September 1941 (Wednesday)

Unit: No. 10 Air Gunnery School. 25 Group

Type: Master III

Serial: W8539

Code: -

Base: RAF Castle Kennedt, Wigtownshire

Location: Glenluce near Stranraer

Pilot: Sgt. Owen Henry Glengarry NZ/404358 RNZAF Age 19. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Taking off at 15:40 hrs on a solo training practice exercise.

Lost control in cloud and crashed at 16:30 hrs, catching fire on impact.

There are 50 commonwealth war graves in Stranraer Glebe Cemetery. 3 from the RNZAF, The others:

22 year old, F/O. Roy Ledlay Brabant NZ/413931 from Palmerston North, Wellington died after suffering injuries when a propeller became detached from Catalina IB FP278 from 302 Flying Training Unit, during taxying inrush seas on Wednesday 10th February 1943. 27 year old, Fl/Lt. Richard Colin Fowler NZ/405477 from Ashburton, Canterbury killed after Wellington B.Mk.X LP764 from 10 Air Gunnery School crashed into the Irish Sea on a serviceability test on Sunday 07th July 1946.

Burial an personal details:

Sgt. Owen Henry Glengarry. Stranraer Glebe Cemetery. Sec. H. Class 1. Grave 153. Born on the 15th September 1921 at Sawyers Bay.Worked as a plumber for Otago Education Board prior to service.Enlisted in the RNZAF at Levin on the 24th November 1940. Trained at No. 1 Elemterary Flying Training School joining on the 18th January 1941 and No. 1 Flying Training School joining on the 01st March 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 25th April 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 24th May 1941.Embarked for England on the 18th June 1941. Joined 10 Air Gunnery School on the 10th August 1941 as a staff pilot. Son of Henry Thomas Glengarry (died 07th October 1971, age 67) and Ethel Grey Glengarry (nee Lean), of Sawyer's Bay, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 148 flying hours logged.

Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot with thanks to Jenifer Lemaire and to the extensive research by Errol Martyn and his publications: “For Your Tomorrow Vols. 1-3”, Auckland Library Heritage Collection, Weekly News of New Zealand, other sources as quoted below:

KTY 13-08-2021

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Acknowledgements
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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