Sergeant Alexander Oliver HESLOP (566050) of the Royal Air Force

Lost in aircraft Anson I K6183 AIR81/3

Death of Death 1939-09-05 .

Served in 9 Sqdn

Burial/Commemoration Details : Panel 2. at Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom

More Details: SON OF ISAAC AND CLARA HESLOP, OF WOLSINGHAM, CO. DURHAM.

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National Archives AIR81

Citation	AIR81 Casualty File Description	Link
AIR81/3	Pilot Officer L H Edwards: prisoner of war. Leading Aircraftman J Quilter, Sergeant A O Heslop and Aircraftman 1st Class G Sheffield: missing presumed dead; Anson K6183 failed to return from patrol over the North Sea, 5 September 1939.	C14141982

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetary/Memorial & Loc Ref
Sergeant	Alexander Oliver HESLOP (566050) Anson I K6183 AIR81/3	1939-09-05	9 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Runnymede Memorial
Leading Aircraftman	John QUILTER (524808) Anson I K6183 AIR81/3	1939-09-05	206 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Runnymede Memorial
Aircraftman 1st Class	Geoffrey SHEFFIELD (552231) Anson I K6183 AIR81/3	1939-09-05	206 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Runnymede Memorial

Thread	Post Text	Author
First and Last Coastal Command Loss	Hi Andrew Ross records the 1st Coastal loss as 48 Sqn Anson I K8704OY-E, which was ditched close to Thorney Is on 4/9/39 having lost an engine on return from a patrol, the crew were:- Sgt R E Williams Sgt F Burton LAC J Meek AC D Hider ,all of whom were rescued The first that he records as being actually shot down was 206 Sqn Anson I , K6183,VX-B that attacked a German He115 off the Friesian Is on 5/9/39 and was shot down by return fire. The crew were P/O L H Edwards POW Sgt A O Heslop KIA AC1 G Sheffield KIA LAC J Quilter KIA These come from Ross's Coastal Command Losses Vol 1. He hasn't published the last losses yet! Regards Dick ....Read More.	Dick on 2nd January 2008 05:45:30

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