The Airmen's Stories - Sgt. A McD S Dargie

Albert McDonald Smith Dargie, of Dundee, was born in 1917, the son of Albert Dargie and Agnes Dargie.

He joined the RAF in September 1939 as an Airman u/t Air Gunner, before that he was employed by William R Ingram, domestic engineers in Dundee.

He completed his training and was serving with 23 Squadron at Collyweston at the start of the Battle.

On 29th August 1940 Sgt. JS Rose started his takeoff run in Blenheim K7092 at Wittering. Just at the moment of lift-off his starboard engine failed and the aircraft swung violently and crashed into the Watch Office. Rose and his gunner Sgt. Dargie were unhurt but AC2 AJ Barnes in the office was killed.

Dargie was posted away in late 1940 to Bomber Command and was killed on 13th July 1941 as a Flight Sergeant with 38 Squadron, operating in Wellingtons from Shallufa, Egypt.

Wellington Ic N2756 'U' failed to return from a raid on Benghazi.

Also lost were:

Sgt. FF Clowry RAAF (Pilot)
Sgt. JP Wilkins
Sgt. SM Cashman
Sgt. W Young
Sgt. D Grocott

Dargie was 24 and is remembered on the Alamein Memorial.

Photographs courtesy of Colonel C R Romberg RA, British Embassy Cairo