Albon, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Albon |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Lily Albon, of Halifax. Husband of Audrey Albon, of Halifax. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV820 |
Markings | EY-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 204. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152969 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 78 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/661/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/661/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1944 |
End Date | 13-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Amiens to bomb railway installations. Part of a 671 aircraft force to further hamper lines of communications leading to the Normandy area. Cambrai and Caen attacks were scattered but Amiens, Arras and Poitiers were accurate. 23 aircraft were Lost (3.4%) including that of Charles Mynarski VC, the subject of the Canadian Lancaster 'Vera'. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bosc Mesnil, ESE of St Saëns, France |