George Ross Flood

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

George Ross AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Flood AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ421503 AWMM
• WWII 421503 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

28 May 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)

Uri kiritahi

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Flood of Otahuhu AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ421503 AWMM
• WWII 421503 AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 630 Squadron AWMM

Te urunga

WW2 28 May 1941 AWMM Cadet/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 630 Squadron AWMM

George Flood was the son of Thomas John and Florence Eleanor Flood of Otahuhu, Auckland.

Attended Otahuhu Primary and Otahuhu Technical High School.

Played football and tennis.

Attended Otahuhu Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Matenga

23 Nov 1944 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Tuhipoka mō te matenga

On their return to England this aircraft appears to have crossed the coast too far north and been running out of fuel. The aircraft crashed onto a sand bank or mud flats in the River Humber, just off the village of Sunk Island, at around midnight. In this general area was a minefield. The crew are
listed as having died on either 22nd or 23rd November 1943 suggesting that either some were
believed alive shortly after the crash (which may have occurred before midnight) or the precise time of the crash was not discovered so the double dating was used. This area of The Humber is tidal and 60 M.U, who were tasked with the recovery of the wreckage reported that they had great difficulty recovering the airframe, a job which was only finished in April 1945.

Public - John - Researcher - 21 September 2024 - Aircraft Accidents In Yorkshire

Urupā

Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Yorkshire, England AWMM Section G, Row D, Grave 17 AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Otahuhu Railway Workshops War Memorial, corner of Piki Thompson Way, Otahuhu Auckland 1062 AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2623598
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845610
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  Sources Used

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Information kindly provided by family
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.