Robertson, Arthur Gold
Killed in Flying Accident 1947-10-18
Birth Date: 1914-November-01
Born: Stoney Mountain, Manitoba
Son of James Paul and Janet Georgina (nee Stevens) Robertson of Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1943-07-23
Service
RCAF
Unit
413 Photo Wing
Base
RCAF Rockcliffe
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/28663
Home
Winnipeg, Manitoba
First Burial
Cairn at crash site on Record Mountain, BC
Flying Officer Robertson had been shot down 1943-01-06 as pilot of 158 Squadron RAF Halifax MZ 432 NP-Q and taken POW. After release he re-enlisted in the RCAF in February 1946
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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1945-January-06 Flying Officer Prisoner of War
Halifax B.Mk.IIINP-Q | 158 B Sqn RAF |
Took off from Lissett at 17:01 in Halifax Mark III (Sqn code: NP-Q Bomber Command). | |
Halifax B.Mk.III MZ432
Bombing Hanover Germany 1945-January-05 to 1945-January-06
158 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Lissett
158 Squadron RAF (Strength in Unity) RAF Lissett. Halifax III aircraft MZ 432 NP-Q failed to return from operations against targets in Hanover, Germany. Cause of loss was not determined but most likely from an night fighter but there was also accurate heavy flak. The Halifax crashed somewhere between Bremen and Hanover with the loss of one crew member
Sergeant G Dacey (RAFVR) was missing, presumed killed in action
Sergeant Dacey has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Flying Officer GW Cross (RCAF), Flying Officer AG Robertson (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 GE Marion (RCAF), FS FDE Rae (RCAF), FS TM Laurie (RAFVR) and Sergeant JJ Bromfield (RAFVR) baled and survived. All were taken as Prisoners of War
158 Squadron Halifax III MZ432 NP-Q F/O. Robertson, RAF Lissett,...
Mitchell Mk. III 894
Transport 1947-October-18 to 1947-October-18
413 (R) Photo Wing (RCAF) RCAF Rockcliffe
413 (Photographic) Squadron (Ad vigilamus undis) RCAF Rockcliffe. B-25 Mitchell aircraft 894 was missing on flight from Calgary, Alberta to Penticton, British Columbia. The aircraft encountered poor weather with icing conditions, fog and low visibility and crashed in a mountainous area near Nelson, BC with no survivors
LAC WH Molyneux (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant JL MacLeod DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer AG Robertson (RCAF), Flying Officer B Cook DFM (RCAF), Flying Officer GY Lebel DFC (RCAF), Leading Aircraftman BES Bowman (RCAF), Cpl JN Sabourin (RCAF) and two Canadian civilians, husband and wife Fred and Beulah Knight were all missing, presumed killed in this flying accident
A massive search was undertaken, covering 30,000 square miles, which failed to find the aircraft or survivors after a search lasting four weeks
On October 7, 1952, Mr Wilf Gibbard caught sunlight glinting off a piece of aluminum high on Record Mountain, near Rossland, BC while out hunting and Mitchell 894 was finally found
No human remains were found at the crash site and the missing have no known grave. They are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. A cairn was also erected at the crash site, October 14, 1952 to commemorate all lost in the crash
RCAF 894 was built for the USAAF as B25D-1 serial 41-29877 and converted to F-10photo configuration before delivery to RCAF on 23 April 44. She was part of the"˜Photographic Flight,' later known as No. 413 (P) Squadron, from RCAF Rockcliffe,Ontario with tri-camera survey installation. She operated in British Columbia in late 1947 until lost
The last flight of Penticton-bound RCAF Mitchell 894 I iNFOnews I ...
Mitchell 894
North American Mitchell B-25 B-25D B-25J
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built.
The North American B-25 Mitchell was flown by the RCAF during and after the Second World War. The RCAF flew the B-25 Mitchell for training during the war and continued flying operations after the war, in Canada with most of 162 Mitchells received. The first B-25s had originally been diverted to Canada from RAF orders. These included one Mitchell Mk. I, 42 Mitchell Mk. IIs, and 19 Mitchell Mk. IIIs. No 13 (P) Squadron was formed unofficially at RCAF Station Rockcliffe in May 1944 and flew Mitchell Mk. IIs on high-altitude aerial photography sorties. No. 5 OTU (Operational Training Unit) at Boundary Bay, British Columbia and Abbotsford, British Columbia, operated the B-25D Mitchell in a training role together with B-24 Liberators for Heavy Conversion as part of the BCATP. The RCAF retained the Mitchell until October 1963.
No. 418 (Auxiliary) Squadron received its first Mitchell Mk. IIs in January 1947. It was followed by No. 406 (Auxiliary), which flew Mitchell Mk. IIs and Mk. IIIs from April 1947 to June 1958. No. 418 Operated a mix of Mk. IIs and Mk. IIIs until March 1958. No. 12 Squadron of Air Transport Command also flew Mitchell Mk. IIIs along with other types from September 1956 to November 1960. In 1951, the RCAF received an additional 75 B-25Js from USAF stocks to make up for attrition and to equip various second-line units..Wikipedia and Harold Skaarup web page
Mitchell Bomber
Wikipedia Mitchell Bomber Mitchell 894 Mk. III - Transport - 1947-10-18 to 1947-10-18
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413 (Photographic) Squadron (Ad vigilamus undis) RCAF Rockcliffe. B-25 Mitchell aircraft 894 was missing on flight from Calgary, Alberta to Penticton, British Columbia. The aircraft encountered poor weather with icing conditions, fog and low visibility and crashed in a mountainous area near Nelson, BC with no survivors
LAC WH Molyneux (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant JL MacLeod DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer AG Robertson (RCAF), Flying Officer B Cook DFM (RCAF), Flying Officer GY Lebel DFC (RCAF), Leading Aircraftman BES Bowman (RCAF), Cpl JN Sabourin (RCAF) and two Canadian civilians, husband and wife Fred and Beulah Knight were all missing, presumed killed in this flying accident
A massive search was undertaken, covering 30,000 square miles, which failed to find the aircraft or survivors after a search lasting four weeks
On October 7, 1952, Mr Wilf Gibbard caught sunlight glinting off a piece of aluminum high on Record Mountain, near Rossland, BC while out hunting and Mitchell 894 was finally found
No human remains were found at the crash site and the missing have no known grave. They are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. A cairn was also erected at the crash site, October 14, 1952 to commemorate all lost in the crash
RCAF 894 was built for the USAAF as B25D-1 serial 41-29877 and converted to F-10photo configuration before delivery to RCAF on 23 April 44. She was part of the"˜Photographic Flight,' later known as No. 413 (P) Squadron, from RCAF Rockcliffe,Ontario with tri-camera survey installation. She operated in British Columbia in late 1947 until lost
The last flight of Penticton-bound RCAF Mitchell 894 I iNFOnews I ...