Errol martyn must be putting a late night but has replied already. This is from the New Zealand loss bible For Your Tomorrow Series which he wrote:
From Vol 2 (Fates: 1943-1998):
Mon 27 Dec 1943
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE
Sector reconnaissance and dog fight practice
55 Operational Training Unit, RAF (Annan, Dumfriesshire - 9 Group, Air Defence of Great Britain)
Hurricane X AG175 - took off at about 0930, completed one dogfight and began another with one of the Unit’s Hurricane Is (V7010). During the engagement the fighters collided in mid-air, at 1045, and are believed to have crashed 10 miles SW of Carlisle, Cumberland. The pilots, both age 19, are buried at Silloth. (Note: The crash site is described in official records as ‘at Dalston, 10 miles SW of Carlisle’, but Dalston lies only 4 miles away, not 10. ‘Near’ Dalston, as the closest town of significant size to the crash site, may have been intended rather than ‘at’.)
Pilot: NZ427044 Flt Sgt Owen Ernest Dudley LOUDEN, RNZAF - Age 19. 378hrs.
Thu 27 Jul 1944
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE
Rocket projectile attack on an enemy concentration near Tilly-la-Campagne, France
609 Squadron, RAF (B7 [Martragny], France - 123 Wing, 84 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force)
Typhoon IB JP843 - took off at 1730 as ‘No 2’ with three others to attack troops and transport 7km SSE of Caen, being one of two which failed to return. After encountering flak the Typhoon was seen by the others to break to the right and down, disappearing into a rainstorm. JP843 was later found crashed near Poussy-la-Campagne, 7km SE of Tilly-la-Campagne. The pilot was buried at the scene, but later reinterred at Ranville, 9km NE of Caen.
Pilot: NZ424518 Plt Off Peter March PRICE, RNZAF - Age 20. 472hrs. 10th op.
Vol 3 (Biographies & Appendices):
LOUDEN, Flight Sergeant Owen Ernest Dudley.
NZ427044; b Hamilton 19 Jan 24; Hamilton THS; draughtsman's assistant - Waikato EPB, Hamilton. ATC; RNZAF Taieri as Aircrafthand (ATC) 11 Jul 42, remust as Airman Pilot u/t 27 Jul 42, 1EFTS c.27 Jul 42, 2SFTS 17 Oct 42, Pilots Badge [wef 29.12.42] & Sgt 6 Mar 43, att RAF & emb for UK 4 Apr 43, 12PD&RC 29 May 43, 17(P)AFU 6 Jul 43, 55OTU (Hurricane) 16 Nov 43, kaa 27 Dec 43. Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery - R.16, Holme Low, Cumb., England. Son of John Frederick & Elsie Louden (née Booth), Hamilton. [phot. TWN 26.5.43, & 9.2.44 & 6.9.44].
PRICE, Pilot Officer Peter March.
NZ424518; b Auckland 6 Mar 24; Wanganui Collegiate; [clerk?] - Bank of Australasia, Napier. RNZAF Rotorua/ITW as Airman Pilot u/t 2 May 42, 3EFTS 23 Jul 42, 1st solo 7 Aug 42, 2SFTS 16 Oct 42, Pilots Badge [wef 25.1.43] & Sgt 6 Mar 43, att RAF & emb for UK 4 Apr 43, 12PD&RC 28 May 43, 17(P)AFU 6 Jul 43, 55OTU (Hurricane) 16 Nov 43, 53OTU (Spitfire) 24 Jan 44, 1TEU (Hurricane) 23 Feb 44, 3TEU (Hurricane, Typhoon) 31 Mar 44, 84GSU (Typhoon) 30 May 44, 609 Sqn (Typhoon - 10 ops) 3 Jun 44, Comm 22 Jul 44, kao 27 Jul 44. Ranville War Cemetery - IX.F.22, Calvados, France. Son of Capt Frederick Ashton Price, MC & Mrs Hazel Maud Price (née Wilson, later Raven), Remuera, Auckland. [phot. TWN 18.10.44 & 5.9.45].
You might be able to make contact with relatives through the 'Lost Trails' columns of the quarterly magazine of the Returned Services Association - RSA Review. There is no charge for placing a notice in the column. Write to the editor at
dion@waterfordpress.co.nzHe also suggested as I did that you get the record from the NZDF for even more info
Dee
