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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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53 OTU Spitfire Ia X4598 Say. Kenneth Charles Philip

Operation: Formation Practice

Date: 04th October 1941 (Saturday)

Unit: No. 53 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group

Type: Spitfire Ia

Serial: X4598

MSN: 1206

Base: RAF Llandow, Glamorgan, Wales

Location: St. Nicholas, Cardiff

Pilot: Sgt. Kenneth Charles Philip NZ/41356 RNZAF Age 22. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

During training just weeks after joining the unit the pilot appeared to be circling to establish his bearings.

At 09:40 hrs the Spitfire went into a spin and crashed on a road close to St. Nicholas and caught fire. The young New Zealand pilot lost his life.

Burial and personal details: the

Sgt. Kenneth Charles Philip. Llantwit Major Cemetery. Sec. C., grave 14. Born on the 04th March 1919 in Waimate. Educated at Waimate High School, later studying accountancy at the Wellington Technical College. Employed as a clerical cadet in the Records and Accounts Branches of Air Department Wellington,. Enlisted at the Initial Training Wing, Levin, on the 19th of January, 1941, No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 01st March 1941 at Taieri, No.1 Flying Training School, in Wigram on the 12th April 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 24th of May 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 05th of July 1941. Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941 and joined 53 Operational Training Unit on the 16th of September 1941.

Son of William Charles (died 16th July 1975) and Dorothy Alma Wilkins Philip (née Wheeler - died 19th November 1971, age 78), of Waimate. Husband of Gay Lilian Philip (née Manners, later Lyth MBE - died 02nd July 1994, age 74) of 6 Chilka Street, Berhampore, New Zealand.

Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this crew with thanks to the extensive research by Errol Martyn and his publications: “For Your Tomorrow Vols. 1-3”, New Zealand Cenotaph, Weekly News of New Zealand, Air Museum of New Zealand, Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland, National Archives.

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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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