Not sure where else to go with this. I know one rumour was that she left with another pilot...
I just don’t really see this happening, it’s true women do leave their children but unusual and to my thinking the pilots seemed to know one another, you would think that someone would have known more information if that was the case.
I would like to know more about the 2nd Sheila death, hopefully the granddaughter looking for information could reach out on the pilot site to ask what they remember?
Yes, I have mentioned here family rumour that she run away with pilot and very true, pilots do know each other. Maybe not in those years, but nowaydays other pilots could shed any light into this. It sounds like rumour was on Fred's side of family and I think childred did grow up with him. It does not seem there was much if any communication afterword with Sheila's part of family.
I wonder if due to this rumour missing file was not done for her at that time and case was not investigated straight away. Or if they (probably children) started to ask questions only years or decades later. Unfortunately valuable time was lost like in many other cases.
From document in 2nd post in this thread, it is clear that police in their files classified this case as possible homicide. There must have some reason for that.
I wonder which part of UK she was from. I see their wedding was in Edmonton, which points on map somewhere around London. From my brief research it also seem that he had family ties around there and Kensington, London too.
I can't find yet any location for her or her parents.
With regards to 2nd Sheila, 2nd wife - I have seen lots of discussions about Nigeria and different bases around there, including photos from '78 in Warri, on pilot board. Way they describe it, it seems dangerous and corrupt place before and even now. Lots of official paperwork in investigations are done but than papework often disappears. Also lots of bases were attacked by locals who are very angry about their own poverty and their oils being pumped away by rich foreigners. Machette and gun attacks were not uncommon.
Unfortunately I don't believe we could truly know for sure or get any official confirmation what happened to her (2nd Sheila). But there should be some obituary somewhere and also some paperwork if her body was repatriated to UK.
Only source for some extra answers would be again pilot board - to find out if there was a raid or perhaps something else.
Just to mention, I have seen one photo from Warri '78 where there were 3 people and one of them was blond, well, white woman. I had eerie feeling that it could be Sheila (as place and year matched). Most of all other photos were always just men and it seemed women/families did not travel with them at work placements abroad.