Date of death:

November 21st, 1944 (Odiliapeel/North Brabant, Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Odiliapeel
Grave: 5.

Service number:

100567

Nationality:

British

Squadron Leader (Captain)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
274 Sqdn.

John Rolleston Heap crashed his Hawker Tempest V, EJ802, from 274 Squadron in Odiliapeel.
Heap was part of a patrol of eight aircraft over Venlo. Immediately after take-off, he experienced engine trouble and attempted to return to Volkel. When that failed, he attempted an emergency landing, but hit the ground quite hard and crashed into an earth wall. The aircraft broke into pieces and burst into flames. Heap was thrown from his aircraft and was killed instantly.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

65e Squadron

Awarded on:

October 26th, 1943

Acting Flight Lieutenant John Rolleston HEAP (100567), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 65 Squadron. This officer has completed very many sorties and has destroyed at least 3 enemy aircraft. He is an efficient flight commander, whose keenness and unfailing devotion to duty have been most praise worthy.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

January 1st, 1945

• Photo 1: IWM (CH 5447)
• Photo 2: Arjan Vrieze Photography
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