Arlotte, Sidney George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Sidney George |
Surname | Arlotte |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edith Alice Arlotte, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP819 |
Markings | OW-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 56. G. 2. |
Epitaph | LOVE'S GREATEST GIFT, MEMORIES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/39017 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wanne-Eickel- to attack a benzol plant. 323 aircraft, 4 losses. The target was completely covered and as a result the bombing was far from accurate. The Germans thought that the target was the Shamrock coal mine. 68 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Badly damaged by flak, necessitating a diversion to Manston airfield in Kent. The pilot was unhappy with the approach so decided to go round again but lost control at 600' and crashed on farmland near the airfield |