Vickery, Philip Arthur Vane
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-06-22
Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Son of Arthur Vane Vickery and Alice Ann Vickery, of North Vancouver, British Columbia
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
Dorval, Quebec
Rank
Civilian
Position
Civilian
Service Numbers
First Burial
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario
Philip AV Vickery was Golden Gloves Boxing Champion,1939
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comMarauder Mk. I FK129
Ferry Flight 1943-June-22 to 1943-June-22
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45 Group Transport Command. Marauder aircraft FK 129 crashed into the sea 35 miles west of Borinquen and 15 miles north west of Deschow Island, Puerto Rico, during a trans-Atlantic flight with the loss of the entire crew, cause unknown
Canadian Civilian Radio Officer PA Vickery, Navigator Warrant Officer Class 2 RE Mudie (RAAF) and two American Civilians Pilots, BC Miller and LL Burchfield were all missing, preumed killed in this flying accident
The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 319-20
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]... This incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Marauder Mk. I Serial: FK129
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Marauder FK129
Martin Marauder
Martin Marauder Mk. I, RAF (Serial No. FK375), coded D, "Dominion Revenge", No. 14 Squadron, based at Fayid, Egypt, 28 Dec 1942. This aircraft was lost during a torpedo attack off Aghios Giorgios Island on 3 Jan 1943.
Martin B-26 Marauder Mk. I, IA, II, III, RAF. Only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Marauder, both in the Desert Air Force, and only one Marauder squadron was ever active at any one time. The RAF received three B-26As for evaluation in the summer of 1942 and decided to adopt the type for tactical work in North Africa. Forty eight Marauder Is and IAs already allocated under lend lease were sent directly to the Middle East, where they were used by No.14 Squadron.
In RAF and Commonwealth service the B-26A was known as the Marauder Mk. I, the B-26B as the Marauder Mk. IA. A total of 52 Mk Is and IAs were received. The 250 B-26Fs delivered were known as the Marauder Mk. II and the 150 B-26Gs became the Marauder Mk. III. The Mk. I/IA and Mk. III were flown by the RAF while the South African Air Force (SAAF) received the Mk. II and Mk. III.
The only RAF squadrons to use the Marauder were Nos. 14 and 39 Squadrons of the Desert Air Force. No.14 was the first to receive the type in August 1942. Operations began on 28 October 1942 and the squadron used its Marauders for bombing, mine laying and shipping reconnaissance. In March 1943 the squadron moved to Algeria, where it began flying anti-submarine patrols. These continued after the squadron moved to Sardinia in June 43, and the last Marauder mission was flown on 21 September 1944, just before the squadron returned to the UK to convert to the Wellington.
No. 39 Squadron RAF acquired Marauders in December 1944, but the first Marauder mission wasn't flown until 7 February 1945. The squadron carried out shipping strikes along the French, Italian and Balkan coasts, alongside night intruder missions, and retained the Marauder until October 1945 when it moved to the Sudan.Harold Skaarup web page
Marauder
Wikipedia Marauder Marauder FK129
Marauder Mk. I FK129
ex USAAF B-26A 41-73731943-June-22 Accident: 45 (AT) GROUP Loc: Borinquen & Deschod Is Names: Burbon | Lowell | Reginald | Vickery
Marauder FK129 Mk. I - Ferry Flight - 1943-06-22 to 1943-06-22
6 Group Unavailable
45 Group Transport Command. Marauder aircraft FK 129 crashed into the sea 35 miles west of Borinquen and 15 miles north west of Deschow Island, Puerto Rico, during a trans-Atlantic flight with the loss of the entire crew, cause unknown
Canadian Civilian Radio Officer PA Vickery, Navigator Warrant Officer Class 2 RE Mudie (RAAF) and two American Civilians Pilots, BC Miller and LL Burchfield were all missing, preumed killed in this flying accident
The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 319-20