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Mustang AP208 - Holdron Moss - 29th November 1942 |
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Mustang AP208 - Holdron Moss - 29th November 1942 |
Updated 14.12.2004
| Type | Unit | Base | Duty | Crew | Passengers |
| Mustang I | No. 4 Squadron | Clifton | Photographic sortie | 1 | - |
29 year old Flying Officer Sholto Paton Marlatt RCAF serving with No. 4 (RAF) Squadron was a long way from his home city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada when he took off on the morning of Sunday 29th November 1942. His Squadron was based at RAF Clifton near York and was assigned to Army co-operation duties and on this day F/O Marlatt was detailed to undertake a photographic sortie. His aircraft had apparently not deviated from its course when only some 20 minutes later it struck the bleak, mist shrouded, moorland at Holdron Moss near Dunsop Bridge in the Trough of Bowland. The aircraft ploughed into the moor at cruising speed, shattering on impact and killing the Canadian pilot instantly, leaving fragments of wreckage strewn over a wide area.
| Name | Position | Status |
| F/O S.P. Marlatt | Pilot | K. |
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| F/O Sholto Paton Marlatt RCAF (courtesy of Robin Farr). |
Parts of AP208 still lie at the crash site, most have probably been uncovered, from where they were buried by the recovery crew, by more recent enthusiasts. Most recognisable are the larger pieces, including sections of wing flaps and self-sealing fuel cells, lying amidst many scattered smaller fragments of aluminium aircraft structure.
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| Typical conditions prevail on Holdron Moss | Small parts of AP208 lie scattered across the moor |
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My son with part of centre section
of AP208 revealed |
David W. Earl (Hell on High Ground 2), RAF Form 1180, Robin Farr.
Email: lait@ukonline.co.uk
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