Conisbee, Albert Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Allan |
Surname | Conisbee |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Joseph and Mabel Edith Conisbee, of Brockley, London. Husband of Denise Conisbee, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1234 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brigg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Uncons. Grave 93. |
Epitaph | QUIETLY HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS TASK AND GLORY CAME ON THE WINGS OF CONFLICT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 929137 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Transit |
Reason for Loss | Airborne from Kirmington on a transit flight back to Elsham Wolds after landing at Kirmington on return from operations to Koln. Shortly after takeoff at 0550hrs, the port engine reduction gear failed, causing the propeller to come off. The aircraft stalled and spun into the ground 0.5 miles north-west of Kirmington airfield. |