Robert Earle Archibald
Service number
87451
Military unit
61 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Rosedale, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
Date of birth
29 Sep 1920
Date of death
04 Jun 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Rosedale, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Son of Wilbert Earle Archibald and Clara Jennie Archibald, of Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada.
Military history
Lancaster R5627 61 Sqn RAF Syerston Mission to Bremen. Aircraft lost to Bf110 night fighter piloted by Lt Hans Konig 8/NJG3 (KIA 24/5/44) and by Flak of the 8. Flak-Division; crashed southern perimeter of Bad Zwischenahn airfield near Oldenburg.
Returning aircraft reported raid as indifferent but German sources reported damage to U Boat yard, Focke Wulf factory, dock area and pier including damage to warehouses and destroyer Z25. Of 170 aircraft on the raid 11 failed to return.
F/Lt George Beattie
F/Sgt David Lorimer DFM
Extra information
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Photographs
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