Armstrong, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Elsie Armstrong, of Burradon, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7500 |
Markings | MG-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vlieland General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 52. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. PEACE, PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378839 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1942 |
End Date | 03-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 195 aircraft. Little damage to town. 14 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off the Dutch coast |