Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de James Garfield Douglas et Ida Christine Douglas, de Edmonton, Alberta.
Galerie numérique de Lieutenant d'aviation Arlie Berton Douglas
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant d'aviation Arlie Berton Douglas
Dishforth Cemetery, N. Yorkshire (CWGC)
[From http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/he177.html and used with permission of Rich Allenby]
Wellington HE 177 of 428 Sqdn had taken off at 22.07 hours on a mine laying trip. The pilot tried to land at RCAF East Moor on its return but overshot the runway and crashed at 02.35 hrs. Four were killed in the crash. The aircraft ended up at right angles to the runway in the fields beyond the end of the runway.
Along with F/O Douglas were the following crew: F/S (P) Alexander Simpson, 21, from Oxbow, Sask.; F/S (N) Stanley Frewen, age 23, Winnipeg; F/S (WAG) Alfred J. Grenon, age 25, Neepawa, Man.
The rear gunner, Sgt. A. J. Howes, survived the crash.
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Dishforth Cemetery, N. Yorkshire (CWGC) [From http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/he177.html and used with permission of Rich Allenby] Wellington HE 177 of 428 Sqdn had taken off at 22.07 hours on a mine laying trip. The pilot tried to land at RCAF East Moor on its return but overshot the runway and crashed at 02.35 hrs. Four were killed in the crash. The aircraft ended up at right angles to the runway in the fields beyond the end of the runway. Along with F/O Douglas were the following crew: F/S (P) Alexander Simpson, 21, from Oxbow, Sask.; F/S (N) Stanley Frewen, age 23, Winnipeg; F/S (WAG) Alfred J. Grenon, age 25, Neepawa, Man. The rear gunner, Sgt. A. J. Howes, survived the crash.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Arlie Berton Douglas is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Arlie Berton Douglas is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Edmonton Bulletin June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 154 du Livre du Souvenir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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