LEST WE FORGET
Air Operations: (No. 454 Squadron Baltimore aircraft FA292), off Bardia, 20 July 1943
On 20 July 1943, No. 454 Squadron Baltimore FA292 crashed into the sea of Bardia, Libya. The crew members were:
Sergeant James Benedict Aitkin (656651) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
Sergeant Leslie James Stewart Jaques (1534425) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Sergeant Alan James King (1237225) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Sergeant Robert William Pluck (1332330) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
References:
Lax, M. R. (Mark Roger) Alamein to the Alps: 454 Squadron RAAF 1941-1945, M R Lax Wanniassa ACT 2903, 2006
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records