Johnston, Robin Louis

Killed in Action 1918-05-09

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Saint John, New Brunswick

James Cardy Johnston & Jane "Jennie" Brayley

Home: Saint John, New Brunswick.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

2 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapSaint John, New Brunswick.
First Burial
Google MapGuards Cemetery, Cuinchy, Pas De Calais, France
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.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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F.K.8 B5792

Lieutenant Johnston, Robin Louis (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1918-May-09
Guards Cemetery, Cuinchy, Pas-De-Calais, France

Second-Lieutenant Melanson, Albert Joseph (RAF)
observer-gunner
Killed in Action
1918-May-09
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, France

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

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

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