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Son of Martin Edgar and Frances Jessie Carlisle, of Flin Flon, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Elden Fleetwood Carlisle
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elden Fleetwood Carlisle
Information and photo courtesy Thomas Sørdalen www.home.no.net/thsord/
Aircraft Crash Research in Southern Norway.
(P/O Carlisle on Right)
Halifax aircraft NA 660 of 298 (RAF) Sqdn. took off at 22.35 on 2nd April 1945 from RAF Tarrant Rushton on a SOE mission "Stirrup 14" to Norway. It was shot up over Lista, caught fire and crashed at Kalleberg near Farsund. The crew were all killed and are buried at Vanse Churchyard.
The crew, with the exception of P/O Carlisle, were members of the RAF.
NA 660's Crew:
W/C (P) H. Law-Wright, DSO, DFC, M.Sc.
F/O (N) John C. Boyd Rae
P/O (BA) Elden F. Carlisle
F/S (WAG) Terence McK. Stonham
F/S (FE) Denis S. B. Derrett
F/S (AG) Geoffrey B. Johnson
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elden Fleetwood Carlisle
Photo of P/O Carlisle
Courtesy Thomas Sørdalen www.home.no.net/thsord/
Aircraft Crash Research in Southern Norway.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elden Fleetwood Carlisle
Photo of grave marker courtesy Thomas Sørdalen www.home.no.net/thsord/
Aircraft Crash Research in Southern Norway.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elden Fleetwood Carlisle
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Elden Fleetwood Carlisle
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Information and photo courtesy Thomas Sørdalen www.home.no.net/thsord/ Aircraft Crash Research in Southern Norway. (P/O Carlisle on Right) Halifax aircraft NA 660 of 298 (RAF) Sqdn. took off at 22.35 on 2nd April 1945 from RAF Tarrant Rushton on a SOE mission "Stirrup 14" to Norway. It was shot up over Lista, caught fire and crashed at Kalleberg near Farsund. The crew were all killed and are buried at Vanse Churchyard. The crew, with the exception of P/O Carlisle, were members of the RAF. NA 660's Crew: W/C (P) H. Law-Wright, DSO, DFC, M.Sc. F/O (N) John C. Boyd Rae P/O (BA) Elden F. Carlisle F/S (WAG) Terence McK. Stonham F/S (FE) Denis S. B. Derrett F/S (AG) Geoffrey B. Johnson
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Photo of P/O Carlisle Courtesy Thomas Sørdalen www.home.no.net/thsord/ Aircraft Crash Research in Southern Norway.
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Photo of grave marker courtesy Thomas Sørdalen www.home.no.net/thsord/ Aircraft Crash Research in Southern Norway.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 501 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANSE CHURCHYARD Norway
Vanse is 8 kilometres west of Farsund, on the western tip of the south coast and contains the Commonwealth War Graves of nine airmen, six of whom belonged to the crew of a Halifax of 298 Squadron which crashed on 3 April 1945.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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