Armstrong, David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Margaret Armstrong, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK550 |
Markings | KO-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oisy-le-Verger Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HEAVEN'S MORNING BREAKS, ...EARTH'S VAIN SHADOWS FLEE; IN LIFE, IN DEATH, O LORD, ABIDE WITH ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1795827 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The two surviving crew members, F/O Anaka and F/O A Morden, both RCAF, successfully evaded capture and survived the war. |
"The 100th Airman" by John Anaka contains details of the two airmen who evaded capture |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-06-1944 |
End Date | 16-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Valenciennes- to bomb railway yards. Part of a 224 aircraft bomber force to attack railway installations at Lens and Valenciennes. Both raids were in clear conditions and were accurately executed. 11 aircraft Lost in all (4.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Oisy-le-Verger in the Pas-de-Calais, France |