Melanson, Albert Joseph (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1918-May-09

Second-Lieutenant Albert Joseph Melanson RAF

Birth Date: 1890-December-15

Born: Bathurst, N.B.

Parents: Henry Joseph Melanson & Susanah Walton.

Spouse: unmarried

Home: South Bathurst, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

2 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

observer-gunner

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapSouth Bathurst, New Brunswick
Memorial Location
Google MapArras Flying Services Memorial
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.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

F.K.8 serial: B5792

(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

Wikipedia Wikipedia F.K.8

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page