241312 WO1 Kenneth William Clark Royal Canadian Air Force 252 Squadron from:Windsor, Ontario, Canada (d.9th May 1943) On 26th October 1942, F/Sgt. Kenneth Clark and observer Sgt. Fraser were flying Beaufighter T5209 on a sortie from Gianiclis escorting Beauforts on a convoy strike at Tobruk when they were attacked and hit by a ME109. Sgt. Fraser was injured in a hand as well as his left knee.
On 9th May 1943, F/Sgt. Clark and his Observer, F/Sgt. J. Talbot (964697) left the base at Magrun or Gambut at 1755 hrs in a patrol of four aircraft to carry out a convoy patrol in the Gulf Of Sidra.
Shortly after the patrol of four aircraft left the base, F/Sgt. Clark's aircraft was observed to orbit the base and then set course unaccompanied, at a height of 1000 ft. While over the base no message was received either on R.T. or V.H.F. (Radio Messages Morse and Voice) and no indication was given to the ground of any difficulty he may have experienced in deciding him to leave the patrol just after the take off and return and circle the base. This was the last occasion in which the aircraft was seen. It failed to join up with the patrol at any time.
An extensive search was carried out over the sea with no result and it was presumed that the aircraft had dived into the sea leaving no survivors.
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