Wilfred Clyde Heath DFC 16 Sqn

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By: John Aeroclub - 10th October 2015 at 20:18

That is brilliant. Thank you to all who helped.

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By: Andy Fletcher - 10th October 2015 at 11:10

Hi John,

Please find attached the F.540 and F.541 from the 16 Sqn ORB. The sortie was flown from Melsbroek.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]241065[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]241066[/ATTACH]

I hope the information is of use.

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By: John Aeroclub - 10th October 2015 at 10:22

David

Thank you, I’ll pass this on.

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By: David Thompson - 10th October 2015 at 00:40

Photograph of headstone here ;
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3132649

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By: John Aeroclub - 9th October 2015 at 22:53

Paul

Thank you for this information. The nephew of the pilot Clyde Heath is hoping to go out to visit his grave next week so this is timely. 16 Sqn had re-equipped with Spitfire IX’s (the Pink ones) but as PL845 was a Mk XI it would seem that they had retained some of this Mk so would the mission have been flown from Benson or Melsbrouk where the sqn were based?

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By: paulmcmillan - 9th October 2015 at 13:57

Spitfire PL845

6MU 1-6-44 Benson 15-9-44 16S 5-10-44 missing on PR mission to Venlo 18-11-44 P/O W C Heath killed

PL845 16.Sqn, Photo Recce to Venlo (NL/German border), FTR ops 18.11.44 (pm), P/O WC HEATH killed (buried in Venlo RC Churchyard)