Blackburn Skua L2883. 771 sq - Scapa Flow. 09/07/1942
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Above: Photographs of Blackburn Skua L2883
This aircraft from 771 sqn was lost in Scapa Flow after hitting a barrage balloon cable on 9th July 1942. Both pilot Lt N.J. Cornes RNVR and L/A A.G.Jones RN were killed in the crash. The bodies were recovered and they now both rest in St Olaf's in Kirkwall.
AIR 27_2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (09/07/1942)
Above: site of balloon 30 - AIR 13/108
AIR 27_2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (09/07/1942)
AIR 27_2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (10/07/1942)
AIR 27_2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (12/07/1942)
The images below were very kindly provided by William Shearer from his private collection.
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The funeral f Lt N. Cornes RNVR and L/A A.G.Jones RN L/A A.G.Jones RN
St.Olaf's Cemetery, Kirkwall.
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Graves of the two Skua crew in St.Olaf`s Cemetery, Kirkwall. Photos: Dave Earl.
AIR 27_2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (22/07/1942)
UPDATE
We received the following in our guestbook recently from K.Garner. Many thanks for taking time to send in this info on Lt Cornes.
A very interesting site and a worthy project. For interest, in case you are still searching for information: Temporary acting Lieutenant Noel Julian Cornes, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (killed 9.7.1942, Scapa Flow)was the son of Julian Cornes, a district and sessions judge in Bengal 1897-1919 and also a partner in Cornes and Co., Japan. Noel was almost certainly born in India, like his elder brother, John Frederick Cornes, 1910-2001, who represented Great Britain in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic games, winning a silver medal in the 1500m in the 1932 games in Los Angeles.
We received the following in our guestbook recently from K.Garner. Many thanks for taking time to send in this info on Lt Cornes.
A very interesting site and a worthy project. For interest, in case you are still searching for information: Temporary acting Lieutenant Noel Julian Cornes, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (killed 9.7.1942, Scapa Flow)was the son of Julian Cornes, a district and sessions judge in Bengal 1897-1919 and also a partner in Cornes and Co., Japan. Noel was almost certainly born in India, like his elder brother, John Frederick Cornes, 1910-2001, who represented Great Britain in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic games, winning a silver medal in the 1500m in the 1932 games in Los Angeles.
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