Albertson, Arthur Ian
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Ian |
Surname | Albertson |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | AFC |
Date of Death | 02-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Wright Albertson and Elizabeth Albertson. Husband of Rona Albertson (Nee Johnson), of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB206 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15362. |
Epitaph | THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 80126 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Stone, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled wooden board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of PFNTU Mosquito KB206 which broke up in mid-air on 2nd March 1945 |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1945 |
End Date | 02-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- high level cross country exercise (night, at 27000') |
Reason for Loss | Two hours into the sortie, the aircraft broke up and crashed near Basford Cheddleton, Staffordshire |