Helgesen, Thorstein Enevold
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thorstein Enevold |
Surname | Helgesen |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Einar Helgesen and of Anna Louise Helgesen (Nee Enevoldsen), of Sherbrooke, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6075 |
Markings | SR-W3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Buxton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4183. |
Epitaph | LOVE IS STRONG AS DEATH. >>> SONG OF SOLOMON 8.6 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77394 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 CFlt |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Miscellaneous Information
It was noted that the ground which they flew into was actually 200' higher than the RAF maps indicated but it is now known whether this was the reason for the crash, especially given the poor weather conditions |
Attached from 7 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1942 |
End Date | 13-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground in poor visibility NNE of Leek, Staffordshire. |