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WO1 O. C. Spargo
South African Air Force 15 Sqdn.
from:Transvaal
(d.23rd February 1944)
On 23rd February 1944 a Baltimore from 15 Sqdn RAF (235 Wing, 201 Group) was shot down by five ME 109 fighters off Dhia island, Crete. The aircraft was on a long-range shipping reconnaissance off Iraklion Bay, Greece and failed to return to base. The crew were:
Lt. C.P. Peachey, 180275V, Pilot.
Lt. Neville St. Ledger Seaton, 547404V
W/O 1. O.C. Spargo, 544027V, WOp/AG.
W/O 1 G. van Alphen, 572187V, WOp/AG.
All the crew were lost and are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.