Johnston, Robin Louis (Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1918-May-09

Lieutenant Robin Louis Johnston RAF

Birth Date: 1889-March-25

Born: Saint John, New Brunswick

Parents: James Cardy Johnston & Jane "Jennie" Brayley

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Saint John, New Brunswick.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

2 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapSaint John, New Brunswick.
Final Burial
Google MapGuards Cemetery
VIII H 44
Shot down in flames by four enemy aircraft, Lt A.J. Melanson (Canadian) was also lost - listed as MIA.*L.S.* 1917-11-04: 2nd-Lieutenant, RFC. 1918-05-09: Johnston and Lt. Albert Joseph Melanson (Canadian), (observer-gunner) missing, presumed dead. They were last seen north of Illies on an artillery observation patrol to Rue de Marais.

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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