Harold Highton, AC2

Personal information
Age	Unknown
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	1031793
Rank	AC2
Function	Aircraftman 2
Platoon / Troop / Flight	No. 6341 Light Warning Unit
Company / Squadron	Royal Air Force Radar Detachement
Unit / Group	Unknown
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Death information
Died when	18-9-1944
Died where	Opheusden/Dodewaard
Spot	In a field
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number	4-C-12
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Horsa 'Chalk Number 5003' carried six troops of RAF 6341 Light Warning Unit. Caught in a flak barrage some 8 kilometers south of the intended Landing Zone, the glider was hit and crashed 1 km south of the railway station of Opheusden, along the road to Dodewaard. AC2 Highton died in this glider crash.

Harold Highton, AC2

Personal information
Age	Unknown
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	1031793
Rank	AC2
Function	Aircraftman 2
Platoon / Troop / Flight	No. 6341 Light Warning Unit
Company / Squadron	Royal Air Force Radar Detachement
Unit / Group	Unknown
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Death information
Died when	18-9-1944
Died where	Opheusden/Dodewaard
Spot	In a field
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number	4-C-12
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Horsa 'Chalk Number 5003' carried six troops of RAF 6341 Light Warning Unit. Caught in a flak barrage some 8 kilometers south of the intended Landing Zone, the glider was hit and crashed 1 km south of the railway station of Opheusden, along the road to Dodewaard. AC2 Highton died in this glider crash.