Biltoft, Arthur Henry
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Henry |
Surname | Biltoft |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Josephine Tate Biltoft, of Sarina, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND783 |
Markings | UL-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXIX. H. 21-26 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414192 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/43 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 07-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Aubigne |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed during an attack on an ammunition dump |