Hambo Posted 6 August , 2006 Share Posted 6 August , 2006 I am researching a local school memorial and am interested if anyone on the forum knows the circumstances of their deaths They are Lt A.J.Maitland aged 18 RFC General List died 22.9.17 and Capt L Prickett aged 28 RFC formerly 71st HB RGA Both are buried at home which suggests flying accidents but I wondered if anyone knows what happened to them or any details of their service Many thanks Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 6 August , 2006 Share Posted 6 August , 2006 Hambo 2Lt A J Maitland, of No 40 Training Squadron RFC, was killed while flying Sopwith Camel B6292 on 22 September 1917. The aeroplane crashed after it went into a spinning nose dive. Captain Lancelot Prickett, formerly Royal Garrison Artillery, was killed while flying Morane L 5059 on 2 June 1916. I hope that this helps. Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 6 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2006 Gareth Thanks very much reliable as ever! Can I assume Prickett was also a training accident? Do you happen to know his squadron as well? Thanks Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickdavis Posted 6 August , 2006 Share Posted 6 August , 2006 I have the note that 5059 was a MF se.11 'Shorthorn', which would make sense. Morane Type Ls were a scare commodity with the RFC at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickdavis Posted 6 August , 2006 Share Posted 6 August , 2006 Have just checked a bit further. 5059 was a Shorthorn (SFA MF620) collected from Paris for 16 Sqn 25 September 1915 and fitted with 80-hp Renault 48320/WD443. It left 16 Sqn for St Omer 30 October 1915 and was flown to England by Capt BC Hucks on 3 November. By February 1916 it was with 3 Reserve Squadron at Shoreham. I can't take the machine's history any further, but it would be unlikely that it moved far, if at all, from Shoreham. I think Dolphin's fallen into the trap of relying solely on Chris Hobson's book, which does give 5059 as a Morane. Chris possibly looked at the surrounding serials - 5055-5058 and 5060-5061 were Morane Type Ls with 80-hp Le Rhones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 6 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2006 Thanks to you both A couple more quick questions, where would 40 training squadron have been based and what was the "General List"? it's an expression I've seen before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 6 August , 2006 Share Posted 6 August , 2006 Hambo Mick is correct, I did rely too much on Airmen Died. Had I also looked in British Military Aircraft Serials, I would have seen that it was a Farman. Mea culpa. No 40 Training Squadron was based at Croydon. I think that in the case of the RFC, the General List can be described as including those officers who had commissions, but not in a specific regiment, ie they were commissioned while serving in the RFC but were not regular soldiers in that Corps. Regards Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 7 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 7 August , 2006 Thanks Gareth that explains it nicely. Given his age I suppose he went straight into the RFC Incidently my Grandfather trained at Shoreham on Shorthorns and Longhorns and remembers that those converting onto Camels had a very high accident rate in training because he said they were very unforgiving and remarked that he attended a number of funerals of those who went that route. If I remember he went onto SE5s which he claimed were more forgiving, which maybe correct as I'm here to tell the tale! Thanks to you both Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesgosse Posted 22 August , 2006 Share Posted 22 August , 2006 Any idea what the initials stood for in maitland's name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhog Posted 11 February , 2007 Share Posted 11 February , 2007 Hambo May I have any info on your Grandfather for the Shoreham Airport Archive? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted 16 February , 2007 Share Posted 16 February , 2007 Hi Charlesgosse, His names were Arthur James Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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