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Robertson, Arthur Gold (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1947-October-18

Birth Date: 1914-November-01 (age 32)

Born: Stoney Mountain, Manitoba

Son of James Paul and Janet Georgina (nee Stevens) Robertson of Stony Mountain, Manitoba

Husband of Irene Muriel (nee McCullough) and father of Brian Arthur of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1943-07-23

Service
RCAF
Unit
413 Photo Wing
Base
RCAF Rockcliffe
Rank
Flying Officer
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
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/28663

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-10 photo 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

General The last flight of Penticton-bound RCAF Mitchell 894 I iNFOnews I ...

General Aviation Safety Network

General Dispersals_Nov_2018.pdf

General [Royal Air Force Serial and Image database]...

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

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Flying Officer Arthur Gold Robertson has no known grave.

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Mitchell 894

Leading Aircraftman Bowman, Bliss Eugene Stradie (RCAF)
Aero Engine Mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Flying Officer Cook, Benjamin Thomas (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Civilian Knight, Beulah Jane ()
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Crash Site Cairn, Record Mountain, British Columbia, Canada

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Civilian Knight, Frederick M ()
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Crash Site Cairn, Record Mountain, British Columbia, Canada

Flying Officer Lebel, Georges Yvon (RCAF)
Wireless Operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant MacLeod, John Leslie (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Molyneux, William Hugh (RCAF)
Camera Operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer Robertson, Arthur Gold (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Corporal Sabourin, James Noah (RCAF)
Airframe Mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1947-October-18
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Previous Events

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

General 158 Squadron Halifax III MZ432 NP-Q F/O. Robertson, RAF Lissett, ...

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Sergeant Bromfield, John Joseph (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

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Flying Officer Cross, Garfield Wallace (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

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Sergeant Dacey, George (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1945-January-06
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

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Flight Sergeant Laurie, Thomas Murdoch (RAFVR)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

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Warrant Officer 2 Marion, Gerald Edward (RCAF)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

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Flight Sergeant Rae, James David Edward (RCAF)
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

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Flying Officer Robertson, Arthur Gold (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

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Flying Officer Robinson, Arthur Gold (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1945-January-06
cemetery unknown

North American Mitchell B-25 B-25D B-25J

North American B-25J Mitchell Mk. III
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

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last update: 2021-09-23 15:53:49

Mitchell Mk. III 894

Built for USAAF as B-25D-1, serial number 41-29877.

1942-11-01 Accepted at Kansas City by USAAF. 2024-09-12
1942-11-20 To Kansas City Modifications for reconfiguration to Photo Mapping. 2024-09-12
1943-02-28 To 1st Photo Mapping Squadron USAAF at Bolling Field Army Air Force Base, Washington, DC. 2024-09-12
1943-04-01 Noted in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2024-09-12
1943-08-18 Redesignated to B-25 F10. 2024-09-12
1943-09-01 To Telara, Peru with 1st Photographic Charting Group USAAF. 2024-09-12
1943-12-21 Returned to US. 2024-09-12
1944-06-04 To Pounds Army Air Force Base at Tyler, TX. 2024-09-12
1944-06-12 To Lafayette, LA AAF Base 2024-09-12
1945-04-10 Allocated to Canada 2024-09-12
1945-04-14 Ferried via Stuttgart, Arkansas AFB to No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton, Ontario. 2024-09-12
1945-04-23 Taken on Strength of Workshop Reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot RCAF at Trenton, Ontario. 2024-09-12
1945-06-14 To No. 1Air Command (No. 7 Photo Wing) RCAF. 2024-09-12
1946-07-16 To No. 413 Photo Squadron RCAF at Rockcliffe, Ontario. 2024-09-12
1946-09-27 Passed through Winnipeg, MB enroute to No.11 Detachment RCAF at Penticton, BC for mappings operations. 2024-09-12
1947-10-17 Flight to Calgary with 7 unauthorized civilians aboard. Landed Calgary at 1137. Took off for return to Penticton at 1601, forced to return to Calgary due to weather. 2024-09-13
1947-10-18 Left Calgary at 1032 for return to Penticton. Crashed near Rossland, BC with loss of entire crew and 2 civilians. 2024-09-12
1948-05-14 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
1952-10-07 Crash site was discovered. Partial remains and effects of crew and passengers were buried at crash site. Memorial cairn erected. 2024-09-12
1952-10-20 Accident Investigation declared cause of crash to be heavy rime icing that developed in cloud (894 did not have de-icer boots) resulting in loss of control. 2024-09-12

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