Abbott, Arthur Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Frank |
Surname | Abbott |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank William and Charlotte Louise Abbott. Husband of Gwenyth Eileen Abbott. of South Tottenham, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB488 |
Markings | OL-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 15. |
Epitaph | BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES, SILENTLY KEPT; GOD BLESS YOU, WE WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130719 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1944 |
End Date | 22-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Magdeburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down from 19,000 feet by a night-fighter and believed to have crashed in the vicinity of Stendal |