11 April 1943 Loss of Abraham Holden

On the 10th of April 1943, Abraham Holden took off at 23.22 hours, as the Navigator of Wellington Mark X HE213F from 431 Squadron. The mission was to bomb targets in Frankfurt, on the return and low on fuel they avoid Paris but it puts them on a direct track to the Channel Islands. Dropping from 13,000 feet to 3,000 the German Flak batteries of the Channel Islands hit the Wellington immediately causing it to ditch into St Ouen’s bay. George Booth died from injuries sustained by the flak fire.

​Sergeant (Observer)
ABRAHAM HOLDEN
Service Number 591390
431 Squadron Royal Air Force

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