Arthur, Douglas Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Alexander |
Surname | Arthur |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John A. Arthur, and of Edith Arthur, of Liversedge, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD470 |
Markings | ZA-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 215. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0895 (Block 10, Column 19, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1425524 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Timothys Church, Crookes, Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Lettered Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt Pilot Douglas A Arthur, Royal Air Force. Missing believed killed in action January 1944 Aged 21 years. |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/S Douglas Arthur Pilot - Halifax JD470 Berlin 21 Jan 1944 |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-01-1944 |
End Date | 21-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 769 aircraft, 35 losses (4.6%). Once again the German controller was able to get fighters into the stream early on the approach and they scored steadily throughout the night until the stream left the mainland. The Germans had now learned not to be deceived by minor diversionary raids. Berlin was completely cloud covered and, although sky-marking went to plan and H2S sets showed that the east of the city was hit, Berlin recorded no bombing whatsoever. It is not clear whether this was deliberate concealment of the extent of the damage or whether the raid simply missed the city completely. |
Reason for Loss |