The Wartime Memories Project - No.10 Squadron RAF

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Information. No.10 Squadron of Bomber Command flew Whitley mk IV and mk V before converting to Halifax. They joined Transport Command in May 1945. Airfields at which 10 Squadron were based: Dishforth. from 3rd Sept 1939 to 8th July 1940 Leeming. 8th July 1940 to 19th Aug 1942 Melbourne. from 19th Aug 1942 My Uncle, William Henry Seabridge flew with 10 Squadron from RAF Melbourne in Yorkshire I do not have a photo of my Uncle, but I do have a photo of his F.O. R.A. Gibbs. Their Halifax was shot down over Holland and only one member of the crew survived. Date of crash was 03/02 1945. Update: Their aircraft was Halifax RG443 X1D ZA-Q and their target was Wanne-Eickel. The crash was west of the Maas between the villages of Haelen (Limburg) and Nunhem, 17 km E of Weert. Three of the crew are buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery and three in the Venray War Cemetery, F/O P.Cook survived the incident and was confined in Hospital due injuries until the liberation. F/O R.A.Gibbs Sgt J.Ashton F/S L.H.Chell F/O P.Cook F/O W.P.Parham Sgt T.C.Smith Sgt W.H.Seabridge My Mother Evelyn Brown (nee Ross) has a photograph of a halifax crew of 10 squadron whom she and her older sister (Cath) knew during the early 1940's when they lived at Canal Head near Pocklington. From what names my mother gave me I think the list below was the full aircrew. From what I have managed to find out they crashed over Germany on 5th March 1945 and sadly only the first three on the list survived. As I could find no records of what happened to the survivors I have not been able to trace if any of them are still alive.I am sure my mother would love to know what happened to them,so if any information is available it would be greatly appreciated. Flt Lt Desmond Moss Flt Eng Steve Hodgson Flt Eng Jock Muldoon P/Off Bob Davenport Flt Sgnt Fred Fearnley Airc John Tasker W/O Lindsay(Buzz) Webster Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served with 10 Squadron during the Second World War. Sgt J. Ashton (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story F/S L. H. Chell (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story F/O P. Cook Read his Story P/Off Bob Davenport (d. 5th March 1945) Read his story Flight Sergeant Doug Elsome. w/op. Read his story Flt Sgnt Fred Fearnley (d. 5th March 1945) Read his story F.O. R.A. Gibbs. (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Sergeant Harry Griffiths. flt eng. Read his story Flt Eng Steve Hodgson 1 Read his story Flight Sergeant Doug Lawrence. bomb aimer. Read his story Flying Officer Allan Marshall. pilot. Read his story Flt Lt Desmond Moss Read his story Flt Eng Jock Muldoon Read his story F/O W. P. Parham (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Sergeant Fraser Paxton. nav. Read his story William Henry Seabridge. (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Sgt T. C. Smith (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Willem Jacob van Stockum. dutch. (d. 10/06/1944 )Read his story John Tasker (d. 5th March 1945) Read his story Sergeant Jack Thornley. mid up gnr. Read his story Sergeant Reg Tuck. rear gnr. Read his story W/O Lindsay "Buzz" Webster (d. 5th March 1945) Read his story If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. If you have a story which you would like to share, or a website dedicated to a soldier or regiment please get in touch. Add Your Story Links Allied Forces Index The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation. This website is run out of our own pockets and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Or by cheque to: PO Box 325, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1XL. Website and ALL Material © Copyright MMII-MMIXI - All Rights Reserved