SAC Paul Evans
Welshy,
Your uncle was flying as lookout in Whirlwind XP327 which was sent to look for an Army Scout helicopter which had disappeared. The Whirlwind crew were:
Fg Off Sam P Smith - pilot
Flt Lt Jack Canham DFC - navigator
SACs Langley, Galbraith and Evans as lookouts
The aircraft broke up after problems with the rotor mechanism.
Your uncle is commemorated on the Armed Forces Memorial at Alrewas, the Roll of Honour in St Clememt Danes Church and the Support helicopter Memorial at RAF Odiham in addition to his place of burial.
Hope this is helpful to you.
A few weeks after this accident, 225 Sqn was disbanded and its crews/aircraft absorbed into 103 & 110 sqns. None of these sqns exists anymore, except in the memories of those who served on them. 230 sqn, of which Fareastdriver was a member was at Labuan which was t'other end of Borneo.
O-D