Armin, Arthur Meakin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Meakin |
Surname | Armin |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Jane Armin, of Chester-Le-Street, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE127 |
Markings | DX-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hoogkerk (Kerkstraat) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot C. Row 7. Coll. grave 21-25. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 568867 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster NE127 DX-J of 57 Sqn. 22/23 May 1944 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by night-fighter ace Obst Helmut Lent en route to the target. Lent later claimed the Lancaster as his 97th victim |