Page 4 - Eddie L. Saslove

The information on this page was supplied by Martin Saslove from Canada.
His brother was a 576 Squadron pilot who was lost flying from Fiskerton as a
result of operations making the ultimate sacrifice for his comrades and the
free world.

Eddie Saslove was born in Ottawa, Canada on the 17 June 1921. The family
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moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA, when Eddie was four years old.

In the early forties he decided to join the Air Force but as he was a Canadian
citizen, he was not eligible to join the U.S.A.F. He volunteered for the Royal
Canadian Air Force and was accepted in April 1942.

Flying Officer Saslove and his crew were posted to 100 Squadron
in September 1944 and shortly after were transferred to 576 Squadron.

The crew consisted of:

Flying officer E. L. Saslove - R.C.A.F

Sergeant R. Hoyle - R.A.F.V.R

Flying officer G. Davies - R.A.F.V.R

Flying Officer M. Chisick - R.C.A.F

Flight Sergeant R. Hood - R.C.A.F

Pilot Officer A. S. B. Campton - R.C.A.F

Flight Sergeant W. G. McClelland - R.C.A.F

Whilst with 100 Squadron the crew flew two operations to Duisberg and Essen
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on the 14 and 25 October 1944 respectively. At the end of the month they
were transferred to 576 Squadron at Fiskerton and flew their first operation
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with their new unit on the 18 November to attack the synthetic oil plant at
Wanne Eikel, which they completed successfully.

They took part in a Main Force daylight attack on Dortmund on the
29 November and during this their Lancaster sustained flak damage but
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Flying Officer Saslove was able to fly the bomber back to Fiskerton. On the
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22 December the crew participated in a heavy raid on Mosel railway yards at
Koblenz. On return the weather in the region of Lincolnshire was very poor
and the returning aircraft were diverted to airfields in other parts of Britain.
Flying Officer Saslove landed at the emergency airfield at Carnaby on the
East Yorkshire coast.