Saunders, Arthur Mitchell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Mitchell |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rensselaer Roy and Elma Charlotte Saunders, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9413 |
Markings | XD-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Norwich Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 54. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY. MOTHER, DAD AND SISTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/3714 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-05-1941 |
End Date | 18-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and burst into flames following a low pass over an army gun battery. Hit a pear tree and collided with a house causing severe damage |