John Cedric Addy DFM RAFVR and crew – 103 Squadron - 1941
John Addy was posted to 103 Squadron at RAF Newton around the end of March 1941. The date is not recorded in the ORB.
He flew the following operations as co-pilot with 3 captains as below.
Co Pilot with S/L Blome-Jones
09-April-1941 - Kiel - N2770
15-April-1941 - Kiel - R1041
17-April-1941 – Berlin -R1041
24-April-1941 - Kiel – T2965
Co-Pilot with Sgt Henderson
03-May-1941 – Cologne - W5664
05-May-1941 – Mannheim - W5664
07-May-1941 - St Nazaire - W5664
08-May-1941 – Bremen - W5664
10-May-1941 – Hamburg - R1588
12-May-1941 – Mannheim - W5664
15-May-1941 - Hanover - W5664
12-June-1941 – Osnabruck – R5664
Co-Pilot with P/O Ewart
13-June-1941 – Brest – T2617
Addy was then promoted to captain of his own crew which was as follows :
Sgt J C Addy
Sgt Beckwith, P/O Murchie, Sgt Bennett
Sgt Ayles,
Sgt Richard,
Sgt Mason,
Sgt MacDonald, F/S Wilkinson, Sgt Albeston
He had 3 different co-pilots during this time and 3 different rear gunners. They flew the following ops :-
17-Jun-41 - Boulogne - Docks and shipping - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy - ER - Technical trouble
20-Jun-41 - Boulogne - Docks and shipping - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy
23-Jun-41 - Cologne - Railway station and bridge - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy
26-Jun-41 - Dusseldorf - General attack - Wellington - X9609 – Sgt JC Addy - ER - Technical trouble
03-Jul-41 - Bremen - Docks - Wellington - T2999 – Sgt JC Addy
05-Jul-41 - Bielefeld - Power station and gas works - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy
07-Jul-41 - Cologne - Industrial area - Wellington - W5664 - Sgt JC Addy
08-Jul-41 - Bielefeld - Power station and gas works - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy
10-Jul-41 - Cologne - Industrial area - Wellington - W5664 - Sgt JC Addy - Unable to locate primary. Bombed Bruhle.
24-Jul-41 - Emden - Docks and shipping - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy
02-Aug-41 - Hamburg - Industrial area - Wellington - W5664 – Sgt JC Addy
07-Aug-41 - Essen - Krupps industrial complex - Wellington - R1393 - Sgt JC Addy
14-Aug-41 - Hannover - Railway station - Wellington - N/K – Sgt JC Addy - DNTO
18-Aug-41 – Duisburg - Railway yards - Wellington - X9792 – Sgt JC Addy
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He was awarded a well deserved DFM as follows :-
DFM London Gazette 24.10.1941. Citation below.
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F/S JC Addy DFM was killed when piloting his Anson N5030 on a night navigational exercise from Lichfield (27 OTU), crashing on Snaefell on 17 January 1942. Four of his crew members survived.
F/S Addy took off from Lichfield on a night navigational exercise accompanied by an Assistant Meteorologist, Mr Glyn Halford. At 20:15hrs his aircraft, a navigational / meteorological trainer (Avro Anson N5053) flew into the cloud covered slopes of Snaefell, 2,038 ft above sea level, on the Isle of Man. Also killed in the accident were F /S McManaman RCAF and Glyn Halford - The Meteorologist
Addy and McManaman rest in Jurby (St Patrick Churchyard).
The injured were W/O A S Patterson, F/S H Johnston,Sgt K H Livett RAAF, Sgt N Dann RAAF who were all admitted to the local military hospital at Douglas.
F/S John Cedric Addy DFM RAFVR – Pilot – 21 – 27 OTU - Son of Guy Cedric and Jessie Addy of Halstead, Essex – Jurby St Patrick Churchyard, Isle of Man
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He is also commemorated on a memorial plaque at St James the Great Church Greenstead Green Essex.
Item compiled by David Fell with photo from my archive
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