Operation: Patrol
Date: 31st December 1944 (Sunday)
Unit: No. 130 (Punjab) Squadron (motto: Strong to serve) 2nd TAF
Type: Spitfire XIV
Serial: RM760
Code: AP-?
Base: ALG Y-32 Ophoven
Location: Near Malmedy, Belgium
Pilot: P/O. Collins Alwyn Joseph 182350 RAFVR Age 28. Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
O a patrol cover Liege, Aachen, Liege, Nijmegen area when at 15:30 hrs. accidentally shot down by United States flak unit near Malmedy, Belgium.
The pilot was sadly killed.
Burial details:
P/O. Collins Alwyn Joseph. Hotton War Cemetery. Grave VIII. B. 8. Son of Elmie Joseph, of San Fernando, Trinidad. Grave inscription: 'Rest Eternal Grant Him, O Lord; Shed Him The Radiance Of Thy Heavenly Light'.
Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot with thanks to Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses' Vol. 1-3, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, further details can be found on Caribbean Aircrews, from other sources as quoted below:
