Trafford

American Citizen, born: on the 18th April 1918 at Chanmbersburg,
Pennsylvania, USA the son of Gernard Leslie & Louise Johnston Elliott,
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. 

He worked for the Stanley Company as a Shipping Clerk from 1935 to 1936, he
then worked as a general electrical contractor until he became a flight
instructor at his local airport - the Sunset  Airport, Chambersburg, PA.  
He travelled to England c1941 and had a one year contract with the A.T.A.
terminating on the 16th February 1942, which the A.T.A. wanted to extend. 
But Bill had dcided to return to America on completion of his contract.  He
was sadly killed just a week away from that date.

Killed in a flying accident at 6 miles east of Brough, Westmorland.   Death
registered during the March quarter 1942 in the Westmorland North R.D. -
ref: 10b/1373 - aged: 24.

Buried on 11/02/1942 along with and beside a fellow American - Earl Lamar
Renicker - Burial No. 11,223.

CWGC Headstone - no personal inscription.

See also - the excellent website www.afleetingpeace.org/the-ata/index/php

AM118 - 1st Off William Johnston Elliott, ATA, 6FPP, 24.  Flying an Avro
Anson 652 No. W1793 with a Cheetah MkIX engine, was being ferried from
Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, to Kirkbride, Cumbria.  In bad weather,
he crashed into Mt. Buckles Heath, South Stainmoor, near Kirkby Stephen,
Cumbria.

It was concluded that he crashed into the side of a hill 3 miles north of
kirkby Stephen, Westmorland in bad weather conditions when the ground was
snow covered casing confusion between ground and cloud.

No. 6 Ferry Pilot Pool was situated at Radcliffe, Leicestershire.