Armstrong, Gerald Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Gordon |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon William and Martha Henrietta Armstrong, of Macoun, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3287 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aylesham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block O. Row A. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER. MOTHER AND FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/61790 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Gerald Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10241 (P363704/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/21 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/20 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-11-1941 |
End Date | 28-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine caught fire on return leg, when crossing the Dutch coast. Later abandoned over Herne Bay, Kent. The two crew members lost fell into the sea and drowned |