Talk:Arthur Louis Aaron

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Bexwell near Downham Market, Norfolk as a plaque on the green outside the church which reads,

'R.A.F. DOWNHAM MARKET From this airfield, during the Second World War, many men of the Royal Air Force flew on missions, from which some did not return. This memorial is dedicated to those men, and in particular to two men, both of whom were awarded, posthumously, the Victoria Cross.'

Plaque on left reads; 'Flight Sergeant Arthur Louis Aaron, V.C., D.F.M.; Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. No. 218 Squadron.' 'On the night of 12th August 1943, Flight Sergeant Aaron was captain and pilot of a Stirling bomber detailed to attack Turin. His plane was hit by an enemy fighter, causing it to become unstable. Flight Sergeant Aaron had been hit in the face, arm and lung, and was unable to speak or use his right arm. With the navigator dead and other crewmen wounded, he urged the bomb almer by signs to take the controls, and set a course for North Africa. After treatment, he insisted on returning to the cockpit, where he helped to navigate by writing instructions with his left hand. Five hours later, the flare path at Bone airfield in Algeria was sighted, and Flight Sergeant Aaron summoned enough strength to direct the bomb aimer in the hazardous task of landing the damaged aircraft, in darkness, with the undercarriage retracted. By the fifth attempt in landing he was near to collapse, but the landing was completed by the bomb almer. Nine hours after landing, Flight Sergeant Aaron died from exhaustion. Had he been content to rest and conserve his strength, he would probably have recovered, but his determination and sense of responsibility for his aircraft and crew enabled him to confront the crisis, and give generously of himself until he could give no more.'

86.24.52.90 (talk) 21:23, 11 January 2013 (UTC)JAF

For image of Bexwell memorial, http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.24.52.90 (talk) 21:48, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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Jewish or not
There is a debate between friends of Fl Lt Aaron's family and the archivist of AJEX (Jewsih ex-serviceman assocn and others. In short the genealogy file traces his surname convincingly back to farming stock c.1800, via baptism and parish registers - so no Jewish ancestry. I haev personal examined the document and also shown to an expert in Jewish genealogy. And he was baptised a catholic. However he appears to have joined a Jewish group of flyers in the war. I think the right conclusion is that his name meant he was taken to be Jewish e.g. Leeds, and may have passed himself off as Jewish as a young man if it suited him. I will re-edit to this effect, to take the dispute off the main page Philip Sugarman (talk) 00:25, 31 December 2021 (UTC)