Unit: 197 Squadron
Aircraft: Typhoon
Code: JP533
Base: Tangmere
Mission: Gent
Crew officer: F/O PEARSON, GEORGE SHOLTO MANNING
Incident: Hit by Flak
Location: (Prov. West-Vlanderen)
Facts
Shot down by flak near Ghent on 11 August,
F/O Pearson George Sholto ( KIA ) 127030 is Buried at Aarsele
They attacked the train Kortrijk-Rijsel ( Courtrai – Lille ) in french and the stationdepot , hit by Flak.