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SAUNDERS, Arthur

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Arthur Mitchell
Surname Saunders
Gender M
Age 23
Decorations
Date of death 18-05-1941
Next of kin Son of Rensselaer Roy and Elma Charlotte Saunders, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Bristol Blenheim IV
Serial Number L9413
Markings XD-D
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Norwich Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. 54. Grave 4..
Epitaph IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY. MOTHER, DAD AND SISTER
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 237
Enlistment information
Service Number J/3714
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 2
Squadron 139 (Jamaica)
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Acton G A (Cpl)
Gordon P R (Sgt)
Halbert R L R (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 18-05-1941
End Date 18-05-1941
Takeoff Station Horsham St. Faith
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Training
Reason for Loss Crashed and burst into flames following a low pass over an army gun battery. Hit a pear tree and collided with a house causing severe damage