430110 - Unaccounted airman - 10-1-1943 (Malta Memorial)

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of Sgt Albert A. RICHARDSON - 1066883 - 203 Sqn (flying Baltimores from LG.227 [Maryut - Gianaclis Satellite]). Commemorated Panel 9 Column 1 of the Malta Air Forces Memorial. Can't find a match in my Baltimore file.
Regards and thanks, Henk.

[AlanW]

Henk,
GRO Military deaths RAF has Richardson with 69sqdn at time of death.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

10-1-1943
No.69 Sqn
Baltimore - ? -

Missing from mission to Messina Straits area.

1187984 F/Sgt Horace Victor Le DIEU RAFVR +
1311354 Sgt Alan James LONG RAFVR +
1066883 Sgt Albert Alexander RICHARDSON RAFVR + (203 Sqn on CWGC)
1180415 Sgt Malcolm Pitt VAUGHAN RAFVR +

All commemorated on the Malta Memorial.

Col.

[aestorm]

Henk
My The Malta Memorial Part 11 book [compiled & published by the Imperial War Graves Commission 1954] has Richardson in 203 squadron but the other 3 men in 69 squadron ?
A mistake ?

Anne

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

Le DIEU, LONG, RICHARDSON & VAUGHAN, all listed as MISSING. Flight. April 1, 1943, p.352. Cas. Comm. No.216.

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for info on correct squadron number for RICHARDSON. It was CWGC 203 Sqn that tricked me. I've LE DIEU, LONG and VAUGHAN on Baltimore AG742 missing on a recce flight over Albania.
Regards,
Henk.