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Digital gallery of Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Memorial in Denmark
Photo and information from Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com and used with permission of Soren Flensted.<P>
Lancaster I NG233 of 433 Squadron was on a mine-laying operation in Kattegat, Denmark. It took off from Skipton-on-Swale at 17:46 and was attacked by a German nightfighter at 21:27 hours. The Lancaster crashed burning into the sea off As Hoved on position 55`44`38N 10`08`20E killing the crew of seven.<P>
The body of Air Bomber F/O Arthur V. Plante was found washed ashore in As Vig on 27/5. He was laid to rest in Horsens cemetery on 31/5. On 3/8 1945 a memorial was erected. Mosignore Olrik held a speech and blessed the grave in accordance with Catholic rites. Present were the towns Mayor J. Chr. Juliussen and a RAF officer from Aarhus.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Memorial in Denmark
Photo and information from Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com and used with permission of Soren Flensted.
Lancaster I NG233 of 433 Squadron was on a mine-laying operation in Kattegat, Denmark. It took off from Skipton-on-Swale at 17:46 and was attacked by a German nightfighter at 21:27 hours. The Lancaster crashed burning into the sea off As Hoved on position 55`44`38N 10`08`20E killing the crew of seven.
The body of Air Bomber F/O Arthur V. Plante was found washed ashore in As Vig on 27/5. He was laid to rest in Horsens cemetery on 31/5. On 3/8 1945 a memorial was erected. Mosignore Olrik held a speech and blessed the grave in accordance with Catholic rites. Present were the towns Mayor J. Chr. Juliussen and a RAF officer from Aarhus.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Photo from the Toronto Star June 9, 1945, page 22
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Newspaper clipping
The Toronto Star June 9, 1945, page 22
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante
From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Memorial in Denmark Photo and information from Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com and used with permission of Soren Flensted.<P> Lancaster I NG233 of 433 Squadron was on a mine-laying operation in Kattegat, Denmark. It took off from Skipton-on-Swale at 17:46 and was attacked by a German nightfighter at 21:27 hours. The Lancaster crashed burning into the sea off As Hoved on position 55`44`38N 10`08`20E killing the crew of seven.<P> The body of Air Bomber F/O Arthur V. Plante was found washed ashore in As Vig on 27/5. He was laid to rest in Horsens cemetery on 31/5. On 3/8 1945 a memorial was erected. Mosignore Olrik held a speech and blessed the grave in accordance with Catholic rites. Present were the towns Mayor J. Chr. Juliussen and a RAF officer from Aarhus.
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Memorial in Denmark Photo and information from Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com and used with permission of Soren Flensted. Lancaster I NG233 of 433 Squadron was on a mine-laying operation in Kattegat, Denmark. It took off from Skipton-on-Swale at 17:46 and was attacked by a German nightfighter at 21:27 hours. The Lancaster crashed burning into the sea off As Hoved on position 55`44`38N 10`08`20E killing the crew of seven. The body of Air Bomber F/O Arthur V. Plante was found washed ashore in As Vig on 27/5. He was laid to rest in Horsens cemetery on 31/5. On 3/8 1945 a memorial was erected. Mosignore Olrik held a speech and blessed the grave in accordance with Catholic rites. Present were the towns Mayor J. Chr. Juliussen and a RAF officer from Aarhus.
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Photo from the Toronto Star June 9, 1945, page 22
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Newspaper clipping The Toronto Star June 9, 1945, page 22
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Arthur Vincent Plante is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 555 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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