Arnold, Albert Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Edgar |
Surname | Arnold |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Jessie May Arnold, of Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT491 |
Markings | EY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. D. 4-6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404586 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 78 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/54 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/53 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 479 aircraft, 33 losses (7.1%). PFF used pink pansies to accurately mark the target. 39 businesses in Dusseldorf and a further 13 in neighbouring Neuss were put out of action. Almost 1000 houses destroyed and 19427 people bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near the target |