Ashworth, Corran Perry 'Ash'

Date of birth:: September 25th, 1921 (Eketahuna, New Zealand)
Date of death:: August 3rd, 1944
Mentioned on:: Air Forces Memorial Runnymede
Service number:: NZ413367
Nationality:: New Zealander (1907-1947, Dominion UK)

Biography

F/O Ashworth was killed in action while flying his Mustang during an operational mission against German targets. From the letter sent by S/Ldr Lamb to Ashworth's mother:

"Your son, with the rest of the Squadron, was on a dive bombing sortie over enemy occupied territory. Just as he commenced his dive on the target, his aircraft blew up and the wreckage plunged into a river below. The exact cause of this tragic mishap is not known, but some enemy anti-aircraft fire was experienced at the time and probably one of his bombs was hit by same. It grieves me very much to have to send you such sad news. I can only offer you the consolation of the thought that it was all so sudden that he could have known nothing about it."

F/O Ashworth’s Campaigns:

11 June 1942: 403 Squadron Dieppe Landing
19 August 1942: (253 Squadron) North Africa Campaign
November 1942 to October 1943: (253 Sqdn/14 Sqdn/32 Sqdn)
6 June 1944: No 83 Group Support Unit Normandy Campaign - 32 Squadron

808 hrs as pilot

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