Armstrong, Thomas Alan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Alan |
Surname | Armstrong |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 13-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher and Mary Alice Armstrong, of Kinniside. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB219 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Ward 16. Sec. O. Grave 109. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 177963 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost control while flying in cloud and was partly abandoned. Crashed at Maybole, Ayrshire |