Blackfalds, Alberta
298 Squadron. The crew of Halifax aircraft LL 293 were dropping supplies when their aircraft was hit by flak and crashed on the north shore of the Zuider Zee at Hoorn, Holland. Five Canadians, F/Os Taylor, McGhie, Pilot Officer Horwood, FS Springate, Sergeant Campbell, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were all safe in enemy occupied territory.
Ferguson, Harold Leonard (Warrant Officer 2)
Killed in Action 1944-October-15
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Thomas Harrison Ferguson and Mabel Ethel Ferguson, of Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Blackfalds, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
298 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Silent We Strike
Base
RAF Tarrant Rushton
Rank
Warrant Officer 2
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/159102
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Unit Desciption
298 (SD) Sqn Silent We Strike ()
298 was a special squadron within Transport Command.
298 Squadron was SD (Special Duties), glider tow and SOE (Special Operations Executive). SOE duties included dropping equipment to partisans and resistance.
Formed 24 Aug 1942 – 19 Oct 1942, then reformed 4 Nov 1943 – 21 Dec 1946
298 Squadron