244693 F/O. Robert Armstrong Royal Air Force 103 Squadron (d.29th July 1944) On 29th of July 1944, Avro Lancaster B1 s/n ME 799 PM-K was shot by a German night fighter, close to Glonville in France.
Three men of the crew died and are buried in Glonville cemetery, two were taken prisoner and two escaped.
- F/O Robert Armstrong, pilot, RAFVR, 172414, 20y, son of William and Mary from Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
- Sgt Douglas Jereme Thomas, Radar/gunner,RAFVR, 1459137, 21y.
- Sgt Keith Dawson Kibbey, gunner, RAF VR, 1587588, 19y, son of Maj Frederick Victor Kibbey, MC., and Elizabeth Kibbey from Staple Hill, Glouscestershire.
- Sgt Albert M B Cutting, gunner, RAF, 1806570, born in 1924, injured by leg broken, Pow 52466, camp Luft 3.
- F/Sgt A A "Terry" Holmwood, bomber, RAF, 132071, made prisonner at Menil-Flin (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France), Pow 53392 camp 9C.
- Sgt Malcom E T Macrae, RAF, Flight Engeneer, 1567360
- F/Sgt Cyril Shaw, Navigator, RAF, 1542386
More information on the French web site: glonville.org
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