547 Squadron’s Consolidated B-24 Liberator GR VIII (#KK299) aircraft, with an aircrew of eleven, took off from RAF Leuchars on an anti-shipping air operation over the Kattegat sea (between Denmark and Sweden). A surfaced German submarine opened fire; although KK299 attacked the U-boat, it was shot down and crashed into the sea, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Reginald James ALLEN,
RAFVR Warrant Officer Arthur John DALE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Anselm DEVINS,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant George William HILL,
RAAF Flying Officer James Leonard HOWATSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Charles Ashton KEOWN,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Robert James McLEAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Harold PARKS,
RAFVR Sergeant Patrick Dominic PHELAN,
RCAF Flying Officer Vincent Daniel SWEENEY and
RAFVR Sergeant Albert Edward TYRER.
In 1993 the German submarine, U-534, was raised from the sea; it is on display in a Liverpool museum in England.
The body W/O Dale was recovered and brought to Aalborg onboard a small naval vessel; Warrant Officer Dale was laid to rest in Aalborg Søndre cemetery on 14 May 1945. Reverend Edvard Pedersen officiated at the graveside ceremony and present were Bishop D.P. v. Huth Smith, Consul Sigurd Müller, as well as RAF personnel and members of the Danish resistance movement.
Military Service:
Service Number: 1167418
Rank: Warrant Officer
Age: 30
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 547 RAF Squadron, Coastal Command; RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
(MOTTO: Celer ad caedendum [“Swift to strike”])
Son of Arthur Thomas Dale and Florence Mary Dale of South Shields, County Durham, England.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Reginald James ALLEN,
RAFVR Warrant Officer Arthur John DALE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Anselm DEVINS,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant George William HILL,
RAAF Flying Officer James Leonard HOWATSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Charles Ashton KEOWN,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Robert James McLEAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Harold PARKS,
RAFVR Sergeant Patrick Dominic PHELAN,
RCAF Flying Officer Vincent Daniel SWEENEY and
RAFVR Sergeant Albert Edward TYRER.
In 1993 the German submarine, U-534, was raised from the sea; it is on display in a Liverpool museum in England.
The body W/O Dale was recovered and brought to Aalborg onboard a small naval vessel; Warrant Officer Dale was laid to rest in Aalborg Søndre cemetery on 14 May 1945. Reverend Edvard Pedersen officiated at the graveside ceremony and present were Bishop D.P. v. Huth Smith, Consul Sigurd Müller, as well as RAF personnel and members of the Danish resistance movement.
Military Service:
Service Number: 1167418
Rank: Warrant Officer
Age: 30
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 547 RAF Squadron, Coastal Command; RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
(MOTTO: Celer ad caedendum [“Swift to strike”])
Son of Arthur Thomas Dale and Florence Mary Dale of South Shields, County Durham, England.
547 Squadron’s Consolidated B-24 Liberator GR VIII (#KK299) aircraft, with an aircrew of eleven, took off from RAF Leuchars on an anti-shipping air operation over the Kattegat sea (between Denmark and Sweden). A surfaced German submarine opened fire; although KK299 attacked the U-boat, it was shot down and crashed into the sea, taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Reginald James ALLEN,
RAFVR Warrant Officer Arthur John DALE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Anselm DEVINS,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant George William HILL,
RAAF Flying Officer James Leonard HOWATSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Charles Ashton KEOWN,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Robert James McLEAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Harold PARKS,
RAFVR Sergeant Patrick Dominic PHELAN,
RCAF Flying Officer Vincent Daniel SWEENEY and
RAFVR Sergeant Albert Edward TYRER.
In 1993 the German submarine, U-534, was raised from the sea; it is on display in a Liverpool museum in England.
The body W/O Dale was recovered and brought to Aalborg onboard a small naval vessel; Warrant Officer Dale was laid to rest in Aalborg Søndre cemetery on 14 May 1945. Reverend Edvard Pedersen officiated at the graveside ceremony and present were Bishop D.P. v. Huth Smith, Consul Sigurd Müller, as well as RAF personnel and members of the Danish resistance movement.
Military Service:
Service Number: 1167418
Rank: Warrant Officer
Age: 30
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 547 RAF Squadron, Coastal Command; RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
(MOTTO: Celer ad caedendum [“Swift to strike”])
Son of Arthur Thomas Dale and Florence Mary Dale of South Shields, County Durham, England.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Reginald James ALLEN,
RAFVR Warrant Officer Arthur John DALE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant William Anselm DEVINS,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant George William HILL,
RAAF Flying Officer James Leonard HOWATSON,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Charles Ashton KEOWN,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Robert James McLEAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Harold PARKS,
RAFVR Sergeant Patrick Dominic PHELAN,
RCAF Flying Officer Vincent Daniel SWEENEY and
RAFVR Sergeant Albert Edward TYRER.
In 1993 the German submarine, U-534, was raised from the sea; it is on display in a Liverpool museum in England.
The body W/O Dale was recovered and brought to Aalborg onboard a small naval vessel; Warrant Officer Dale was laid to rest in Aalborg Søndre cemetery on 14 May 1945. Reverend Edvard Pedersen officiated at the graveside ceremony and present were Bishop D.P. v. Huth Smith, Consul Sigurd Müller, as well as RAF personnel and members of the Danish resistance movement.
Military Service:
Service Number: 1167418
Rank: Warrant Officer
Age: 30
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 547 RAF Squadron, Coastal Command; RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
(MOTTO: Celer ad caedendum [“Swift to strike”])
Son of Arthur Thomas Dale and Florence Mary Dale of South Shields, County Durham, England.
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