Service No: 73063 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of James and Elizabeth Anne Alderton; husband of Marjorie Alderton, of South Croydon, Surrey. Age: 45
Squadron Leader Alderton was on board Dakota Mark IV KK194. On 1st February 1945 the aircraft crashed into the side of Ben Talaidh, Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull at 2300 feet, some 500 feet below the summit, the pilot having been disorientated by low cloud and heavy snow. KK194 was on delivery from Montreal, refueling at Reykyavik, & bound for Prestwick. On board were the crew and five passengers, all RAF officers, one of whom got clear of the wreckage and sent up flares.
After assisting others, F/L Auchinvole, who had sustained a back injury, set off down Glen Forsa to raise the alarm and met the first rescue party heading up the glen. F/L Auchinvole was able to give them the location of the crash site before passing out from his injuries and exhaustion. His colleagues were rescued and the bodies of those who died were recovered, in the latter case at a later date by Norwegian commandos who were training in the area.
The names of those who lost their lives are commemorated on a memorial at the crash site. The memorial is attached to the half- buried propeller of Dakota KK 194.
A small plaque is attached to one of the blades with the following inscription:
'Dakota Mk IV KK194. Those who lost their lives were the following: Sqn Ldr Archibald Earnest Alderton 73083 RAFVR, Kings Courier and passenger, F/O Frank Bishop 162502 RAFVR Pilot, F/O Herbert Ellis 158646 RAFVR passenger. In their memory this memorial was attached to the propeller blade from KK194 by the Vice-chairman and Hon. Secretary of the Aircrew Association, Highland Branch, Inverness on 1st February 2005.
The memorial can be found at this location. This is an approximate grid reference
In a gully near the summit of Ben Talaidh at the head of Glenforsa
1 mile beyond the roadhead, at the end of a 3 mile track from the A849, near Salen-the track starts about 1.5 miles east of Salen (Isle of Mull), Argyll And Bute, Strathclyde, PA65 6BA
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NM 65786 41403 Denomination: Undefined
Son of James and Elizabeth Anne Alderton; husband of Marjorie Alderton, of South Croydon, Surrey. Age: 45
Squadron Leader Alderton was on board Dakota Mark IV KK194. On 1st February 1945 the aircraft crashed into the side of Ben Talaidh, Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull at 2300 feet, some 500 feet below the summit, the pilot having been disorientated by low cloud and heavy snow. KK194 was on delivery from Montreal, refueling at Reykyavik, & bound for Prestwick. On board were the crew and five passengers, all RAF officers, one of whom got clear of the wreckage and sent up flares.
After assisting others, F/L Auchinvole, who had sustained a back injury, set off down Glen Forsa to raise the alarm and met the first rescue party heading up the glen. F/L Auchinvole was able to give them the location of the crash site before passing out from his injuries and exhaustion. His colleagues were rescued and the bodies of those who died were recovered, in the latter case at a later date by Norwegian commandos who were training in the area.
The names of those who lost their lives are commemorated on a memorial at the crash site. The memorial is attached to the half- buried propeller of Dakota KK 194.
A small plaque is attached to one of the blades with the following inscription:
'Dakota Mk IV KK194. Those who lost their lives were the following: Sqn Ldr Archibald Earnest Alderton 73083 RAFVR, Kings Courier and passenger, F/O Frank Bishop 162502 RAFVR Pilot, F/O Herbert Ellis 158646 RAFVR passenger. In their memory this memorial was attached to the propeller blade from KK194 by the Vice-chairman and Hon. Secretary of the Aircrew Association, Highland Branch, Inverness on 1st February 2005.
The memorial can be found at this location. This is an approximate grid reference
In a gully near the summit of Ben Talaidh at the head of Glenforsa
1 mile beyond the roadhead, at the end of a 3 mile track from the A849, near Salen-the track starts about 1.5 miles east of Salen (Isle of Mull), Argyll And Bute, Strathclyde, PA65 6BA
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NM 65786 41403 Denomination: Undefined
Service No: 73063 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of James and Elizabeth Anne Alderton; husband of Marjorie Alderton, of South Croydon, Surrey. Age: 45
Squadron Leader Alderton was on board Dakota Mark IV KK194. On 1st February 1945 the aircraft crashed into the side of Ben Talaidh, Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull at 2300 feet, some 500 feet below the summit, the pilot having been disorientated by low cloud and heavy snow. KK194 was on delivery from Montreal, refueling at Reykyavik, & bound for Prestwick. On board were the crew and five passengers, all RAF officers, one of whom got clear of the wreckage and sent up flares.
After assisting others, F/L Auchinvole, who had sustained a back injury, set off down Glen Forsa to raise the alarm and met the first rescue party heading up the glen. F/L Auchinvole was able to give them the location of the crash site before passing out from his injuries and exhaustion. His colleagues were rescued and the bodies of those who died were recovered, in the latter case at a later date by Norwegian commandos who were training in the area.
The names of those who lost their lives are commemorated on a memorial at the crash site. The memorial is attached to the half- buried propeller of Dakota KK 194.
A small plaque is attached to one of the blades with the following inscription:
'Dakota Mk IV KK194. Those who lost their lives were the following: Sqn Ldr Archibald Earnest Alderton 73083 RAFVR, Kings Courier and passenger, F/O Frank Bishop 162502 RAFVR Pilot, F/O Herbert Ellis 158646 RAFVR passenger. In their memory this memorial was attached to the propeller blade from KK194 by the Vice-chairman and Hon. Secretary of the Aircrew Association, Highland Branch, Inverness on 1st February 2005.
The memorial can be found at this location. This is an approximate grid reference
In a gully near the summit of Ben Talaidh at the head of Glenforsa
1 mile beyond the roadhead, at the end of a 3 mile track from the A849, near Salen-the track starts about 1.5 miles east of Salen (Isle of Mull), Argyll And Bute, Strathclyde, PA65 6BA
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NM 65786 41403 Denomination: Undefined
Son of James and Elizabeth Anne Alderton; husband of Marjorie Alderton, of South Croydon, Surrey. Age: 45
Squadron Leader Alderton was on board Dakota Mark IV KK194. On 1st February 1945 the aircraft crashed into the side of Ben Talaidh, Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull at 2300 feet, some 500 feet below the summit, the pilot having been disorientated by low cloud and heavy snow. KK194 was on delivery from Montreal, refueling at Reykyavik, & bound for Prestwick. On board were the crew and five passengers, all RAF officers, one of whom got clear of the wreckage and sent up flares.
After assisting others, F/L Auchinvole, who had sustained a back injury, set off down Glen Forsa to raise the alarm and met the first rescue party heading up the glen. F/L Auchinvole was able to give them the location of the crash site before passing out from his injuries and exhaustion. His colleagues were rescued and the bodies of those who died were recovered, in the latter case at a later date by Norwegian commandos who were training in the area.
The names of those who lost their lives are commemorated on a memorial at the crash site. The memorial is attached to the half- buried propeller of Dakota KK 194.
A small plaque is attached to one of the blades with the following inscription:
'Dakota Mk IV KK194. Those who lost their lives were the following: Sqn Ldr Archibald Earnest Alderton 73083 RAFVR, Kings Courier and passenger, F/O Frank Bishop 162502 RAFVR Pilot, F/O Herbert Ellis 158646 RAFVR passenger. In their memory this memorial was attached to the propeller blade from KK194 by the Vice-chairman and Hon. Secretary of the Aircrew Association, Highland Branch, Inverness on 1st February 2005.
The memorial can be found at this location. This is an approximate grid reference
In a gully near the summit of Ben Talaidh at the head of Glenforsa
1 mile beyond the roadhead, at the end of a 3 mile track from the A849, near Salen-the track starts about 1.5 miles east of Salen (Isle of Mull), Argyll And Bute, Strathclyde, PA65 6BA
Scotland
OS Grid Ref: NM 65786 41403 Denomination: Undefined
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