F/O Ashworth kwam om het leven tijdens een missie aan boord van zijn Mustang. Uit de brief van S/Ldr Lamb aan Ashworths moeder:
"Your son, with the rest of the Squadron, was on a dive bombing sortie over enemy occupied territory. Just as he commenced his dive on the target, his aircraft blew up and the wreckage plunged into a river below. The exact cause of this tragic mishap is not known, but some enemy anti-aircraft fire was experienced at the time and probably one of his bombs was hit by same. It grieves me very much to have to send you such sad news. I can only offer you the consolation of the thought that it was all so sudden that he could have known nothing about it."
F/O Ashworth's campagnes:
11 juni 1942: 403 Squadron Dieppe Landing
19 augustus 1942: (253 Squadron) Noord-Afrika Campagne
November 1942 tot oktober 1943: (253 Sqdn/14 Sqdn/32 Sqdn)
6 juni 1944: No 83 Group Support Unit Normandië Campagne - 32 Squadron
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