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1944-02-13 The Loss of Henk Buiskool

Crash site: Peterhead, possibly Waughton Hill or Mormond Hill, Aberdeenshire, GB

Crash cause: flew into a hill whilst practising formation flying in poor visibility


Name

Buiskool, Henri Francis

Rank

1Lt Vl, F/O., Pilot

Decorations

None known

Born

9/8/1920

Place

Soerabaja, Java, NEI

Squadron

RAF 129 'Mysore' Sqn Fighter Command

Ops/hr

6/10

Aircraft

Spitfire Mk. Vc Nr. BM317

Source: Henk Welting, Paul McMillan

Base

RAF/RNAS Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, GB

Mission

Practicing low altitude formation flying in bad weather

Status

KIFA, flew into a hill under conditions of bad visibility. His death was instantaneous.

age

23

Killed

13/2/1944

Place

Near Peterhead, possibly Waughton Hill or Mormond Hill, Aberdeenshire, GB

Buried

Initially buried 18/2/1944 at Peterhead Old Churchyard.

Reburied Nedelands ereveld Mill Hill, London, GB, grave B/14/4

Known to

OGS

yes

CWGC

no

Remarks

Memorial

1. Mill Hill Memorial table

2. At former RAF/RNAS Peterhead

GB arrival

Came from ML-KNIL via JAAB, USA, to England

Data

Confusion

Gedenkrol KM: flew in Mitchell with 3 other crew; all died

Map 54. Location of RAF/RNAS Peterhead, or RAF Longside, as it is known locally.

Remains of RAF Longside are still plentiful. Peterhead 080206-1

Peterhead 080206-2

On the site a Monument has been erected, to commemorate all who served here during World War 2. See the Chapter on Memorials.


2. Crash site data


Map 55. Assumed crash area of H.F. Buiskool, 13/2/1944. Mormond and Waughton Hills are the only ones close to RAF Peterhead.

Left Waughton Hill, right Mormond Hill, assumed crash area of H.F. Buiskool. Waughton Hill 080206-1

Waughton Hill 080206-3



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