Casualty of WWII,James was Officer Commanding 38 Group,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve~Service No:26093.
Son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett and Dora Blakiston-Houston.
He was 36 and a CBE [Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]
He was Mentioned in Despatches
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When Germany surrendered in May 1945 RAF Air Vice Marshal Scarlett-Streatfeild CBE was given the honour of accepting their surrender in Norway. Accompanied by Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø, he took off on 10 May for Oslo from RAF Great Dunmow in Essex, England, aboard RAF 190 Squadrons Short Stirling Mark IV LK297 aircraft. The Stirling, crewed by six airmen, was lost without trace during heavy rains and dense fog, and it wasnt until 21 June 1945 that the crash site was located at Andtjernâsen in the hills near Sørkedalen valley, about 10 miles north of Oslo, where it had crashed into the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 individuals aboard (the crew, AVM Scarlett-Streatfeild, Major Juliebø and sixteen paratroopers who were accompanying Scarlett-Streatfeild).
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Petter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
The son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett CB DSO and Dora Scarlett (née Blakiston-Houston) [his father was an early naval aviator and his grandfather had been colonel of the 5th Dragoon Guards], he was a member of the Streatfeild family of Rossington Hall in Bawtry, Yorkshire. He added Streatfeild to his own name in 1939 [his name is often miss-spelled, even in official documents; the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has corrected the spelling in the on-line records and will correct the spelling on his headstone when it is due to be renewed].
Son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett and Dora Blakiston-Houston.
He was 36 and a CBE [Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]
He was Mentioned in Despatches
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When Germany surrendered in May 1945 RAF Air Vice Marshal Scarlett-Streatfeild CBE was given the honour of accepting their surrender in Norway. Accompanied by Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø, he took off on 10 May for Oslo from RAF Great Dunmow in Essex, England, aboard RAF 190 Squadrons Short Stirling Mark IV LK297 aircraft. The Stirling, crewed by six airmen, was lost without trace during heavy rains and dense fog, and it wasnt until 21 June 1945 that the crash site was located at Andtjernâsen in the hills near Sørkedalen valley, about 10 miles north of Oslo, where it had crashed into the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 individuals aboard (the crew, AVM Scarlett-Streatfeild, Major Juliebø and sixteen paratroopers who were accompanying Scarlett-Streatfeild).
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Petter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
The son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett CB DSO and Dora Scarlett (née Blakiston-Houston) [his father was an early naval aviator and his grandfather had been colonel of the 5th Dragoon Guards], he was a member of the Streatfeild family of Rossington Hall in Bawtry, Yorkshire. He added Streatfeild to his own name in 1939 [his name is often miss-spelled, even in official documents; the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has corrected the spelling in the on-line records and will correct the spelling on his headstone when it is due to be renewed].
Casualty of WWII,James was Officer Commanding 38 Group,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve~Service No:26093.
Son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett and Dora Blakiston-Houston.
He was 36 and a CBE [Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]
He was Mentioned in Despatches
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When Germany surrendered in May 1945 RAF Air Vice Marshal Scarlett-Streatfeild CBE was given the honour of accepting their surrender in Norway. Accompanied by Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø, he took off on 10 May for Oslo from RAF Great Dunmow in Essex, England, aboard RAF 190 Squadrons Short Stirling Mark IV LK297 aircraft. The Stirling, crewed by six airmen, was lost without trace during heavy rains and dense fog, and it wasnt until 21 June 1945 that the crash site was located at Andtjernâsen in the hills near Sørkedalen valley, about 10 miles north of Oslo, where it had crashed into the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 individuals aboard (the crew, AVM Scarlett-Streatfeild, Major Juliebø and sixteen paratroopers who were accompanying Scarlett-Streatfeild).
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Petter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
The son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett CB DSO and Dora Scarlett (née Blakiston-Houston) [his father was an early naval aviator and his grandfather had been colonel of the 5th Dragoon Guards], he was a member of the Streatfeild family of Rossington Hall in Bawtry, Yorkshire. He added Streatfeild to his own name in 1939 [his name is often miss-spelled, even in official documents; the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has corrected the spelling in the on-line records and will correct the spelling on his headstone when it is due to be renewed].
Son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett and Dora Blakiston-Houston.
He was 36 and a CBE [Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]
He was Mentioned in Despatches
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When Germany surrendered in May 1945 RAF Air Vice Marshal Scarlett-Streatfeild CBE was given the honour of accepting their surrender in Norway. Accompanied by Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø, he took off on 10 May for Oslo from RAF Great Dunmow in Essex, England, aboard RAF 190 Squadrons Short Stirling Mark IV LK297 aircraft. The Stirling, crewed by six airmen, was lost without trace during heavy rains and dense fog, and it wasnt until 21 June 1945 that the crash site was located at Andtjernâsen in the hills near Sørkedalen valley, about 10 miles north of Oslo, where it had crashed into the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 individuals aboard (the crew, AVM Scarlett-Streatfeild, Major Juliebø and sixteen paratroopers who were accompanying Scarlett-Streatfeild).
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Petter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
The son of Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett CB DSO and Dora Scarlett (née Blakiston-Houston) [his father was an early naval aviator and his grandfather had been colonel of the 5th Dragoon Guards], he was a member of the Streatfeild family of Rossington Hall in Bawtry, Yorkshire. He added Streatfeild to his own name in 1939 [his name is often miss-spelled, even in official documents; the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has corrected the spelling in the on-line records and will correct the spelling on his headstone when it is due to be renewed].
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