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Melanson, Albert Joseph (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1918-May-09

Birth Date: unkown date (age 27)

Born: Bathurst, N.B.

Henry Joseph Melanson & Susanah Walton.

unmarried

Home: South Bathurst, New Brunswick

Service
RAF
Unit
2 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
Rank
Second-Lieutenant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
observer-gunner
Service Numbers
Shot down by German aircraft. Lt R.L. Johnston (Canadian pilot) was also killed. *L.S.* 1918-05-09: Melanson was killed as was his Canadian pilot Lt. Robin Louis Johnston. Their Armstrong-Whitworth was shot down in flames by four enemy scouts north of Illies, near Rue de Marais, while on an artillery observation mission.

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Second-Lieutenant Albert Joseph Melanson has no known grave.

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F.K.8 B5792

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN 3387943)
Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8.
(Source Harold A Skaarup web page)

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge. Harold Skaarup web page

Wkikpedia Wikipedia F.K.8

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

last update: 2021-10-16 20:34:53

F.K.8 B5792



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