| F/O A.Cebrzynski from
Poland of No 303 Squadron was shot down and killed on the 11th of September 1940 at 16:15. His Hurricane
I (V7465) crashed near Pembury after combat over South London. |
| P/O H.H.Chalder of No
266 Squadron was injured in the foot during the bombing raid on Eastchurch on the 13th of August 1940.
He then moved to No 41 Squadron and on the 28th of September he was shot down
and he baled out, seriously wounded, before his Spitfire
I (X4409)
exploded in mid-air. H.H.Chalder was
admitted to hospital, he died of his wounds on the 10th of November, aged 25. |
| P/O Stanislaw J.Chalupa
from Poland flew Hurricane's with
No 302 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He became a Flight
Lieutenant and his score was 3 confirmed kills and 2 shared. |
| P/O P.Challoner Lindsey
of No 601 Squadron was shot down in his Hurricane
I (P2753) by a Bf
109 of JG 27 on the 26th of July 1940 at 10:00hrs, 2 miles off St Catherines
Point. He was buried at Wimereux, France aged 20. |
| Sgt H.H.Chandler was
a non-flying member of No 610 Squadron before the war. He qualified as a Sergeant-Pilot and then rejoined
No 610 Squadron in April 1940. He was awarded the D.F.M. on the 22nd
of October 1940, with six enemy aircraft destroyed at that time, and also the A.F.C. on
the 2nd of April 1943. |
| Sgt H.D.Charnock of No
64 Squadron crashed his Spitfire I (K9903)
near Ternhill on the 6th of September 1940 at 08:30hrs. He was
unhurt but the aircraft was a write off. |
| P/O C.A.G.Chetham of
No 1 Squadron lost control of his Hurricane
I (P3897) in searchlights on the 27th of August 1940. He baled
out safely in Buckinghamshire. |
| Sgt D.J.Chipping of No
222 Squadron was killed on the 5th of September 1940 at 15:00hrs. His Spitfire
I (X4057) was shot down by A.A. fire over Dover while he was in combat. |
| F/Lt T.P.Chlopik from
Poland flew with No 302 (Polish) Squadron. He was killed on the 15th of September 1940 at 14:55hrs. He baled
out of his Hurricane I (P2954)
while he was in combat but was dead when he landed. |
| P/O J.A.G.Chomley of
No 257 Squadron was killed when his Hurricane
I (P3662) was shot down over the Channel off Portsmouth
at 13:00hrs on the 12th of August 1940. |
| F/Lt G.P.Christie
a Canadian
of
No 66 Squadron was wounded on the 5th of September 1940 at 16:00hrs. His Spitfire
I (K9944) crashed at Gillingham, Kent after combat with Bf
109's over the northern part of Kent. |
| Sgt J.M.Christie of No
152 Squadron was shot down an killed on the 26th of September 1940 at 16:50 hrs. His Spitfire
I (K9882) was attacked by a Bf 109
off Swanage. |
| P/O B.E.Christmas a
Canadian flew a Hurricane with
No 1 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron. He destroyed four enemy aircraft during the Battle
of Britain. |
| P/O E.W.G.Churches joined
No 74 Squadron in Spitfire's on
the 21st of August 1940 at Kirton-in-Lindsay from No 7 O.T.U. |
| S/L Walter Churchill
was the Squadron Leader of No 605 Hurricane
Squadron until F/L A.McKellar took over command on the
11th of September 1940. |
| P/O A.W.Clarke of No 504
Squadron was shot down and killed on the 11th of September 1940 at 16:00 in his Hurricane
I (P3770) over Romney. |
| Sgt. G.S.Clarke
was with
No 248 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He and the other crew (C.C.Bennett & G.B.Brash) were killed
in action flying in Blenheim IVf (R3626)
on the 1st of October 1940.They failed to return from
a Recce/Sortie off the Norwegian coast. |
| Sgt G.T.Clarke joined
No 151 Squadron in early July. He was shot down and wounded by Bf
109's over Ramsgate on the 24th of August 1940, at 15:55hrs He
crash-landed his Hurricane I
(P3273)
and was admitted to hospital. Sgt G.T.Clarke was awarded the A.F.C. on
the 7th of September 1945. |
| F/O G.N.S.Cleaver was
part of No 601 Squadron's contingent in France, he shot down three of the enemy before No 601 Squadron
was withdrawn to England. Cleaver shot down another three before the 8th of August, and
three more afterwards. On the 15th of August 1940 his Hurricane's
cockpit was shattered by a cannon shell and his eyes were filled with perspex splinters. He returned to base and was
rushed to hospital. His sight was saved, but he never flew operationally again. Cleaver was awarded the D.F.C. on the
13th of September 1940. |
| Sgt C.C.Clenshaw of No
253 Squadron on the 10th of July flying his Hurricane
(P3359) in bad weather crashed at Irby-on-Humber,
Lincolnshire. He lost his life. |
| P/O J.K.G.Clifton of
No 253 Squadron was killed on the 1st of September 1940. He was shot down in his Hurricane
(P5182) over Dungeness at 14:00hrs. |
Wilfrid Greville Clouston
was born in Auckland New Zealand on the 15th of January 1916. His first posting after training was
to Duxford where he joined No 19 Squadron. The Squadron was immediately operational
at the outbreak of war, protecting shipping in the North Sea. It was not until May 1940, after
the German invasion of the Low Countries, that the Squadron saw any action. On the 11th
of May Clouston shared in destroying a Ju
88 and on the 23rd of May he shot down a Bf
109. The Squadron moved south on the 25th
of May for operations over the Dunkirk beaches. Clouston destroyed two Ju 87s on the
26th of May , followed by one Do 17
and probably another on the 27th. On the 1st of June
he destroyed one Bf 109, with another
listed as probable and a third damaged. The evacuation
having been successfully completed, No 19 Squadron returned to Duxford and Clouston
was subsequently awarded the DFC. In late August 1940 the Squadron took
part in the Battle of Britain and before it ended on the 31st of October 1940. Clouston claimed
the destruction of three enemy aircraft, two as probables and shared another. He was promoted to Wing Commander
He died in Waipukurau, New Zealand on
May 24, 1980. |
| P/O Arthur Victor Clowes
was a Sergeant with No 1 Squadron flying Hurricane's
in France and during the Battle of Britain. In
France he shot down a Bf 109 2 Bf
110's and a Ju 87. He was commissioned in September 1940
and went on to become Wing Commander and was awarded a D.S.O. (in May 1941) and a
D.F.M. (in June 1940). |
| F/O W.P.Clyde was part of
No 601 Squadrons contingent in France, flying a Hurricane
he shot down a Bf
110 in the detachment's two weeks there. Clyde was awarded the D.F.C.
on the 31st of May 1940. Clyde added two
more kills before the 8th of August, and a further 6 kills before the end of the Battle. |