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Cigarette case of Flying Officer Eric Albon
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3468
Flying Officer Eric Albon, from Halifax, was a bomb aimer in No. 78 Squadron. His aircraft, Handley Page Halifax LV820, was shot down and crashed near Poix in northern France on 12 June 1944.
Letter to Mrs Albon from the Air Ministry
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/015
Letter dated 28 April 1945 from the Air Ministry informing Mrs Albon that her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon is now officially presumed to be dead.
Letter to Mrs Albon from the Air Ministry regarding her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/012
Letter dated 2 November 1944 to Mrs Albon from the Air Ministry informing her that her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon has not been traced and is still considered officially Missing.
Buckingham Palace condolence letter to Mrs Albon
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/018
During the Second World War a standardised condolence letter with facsimile signature of King George VI was sent on behalf of the Royal Family to the families of members of HM Armed Forces who died during their service. This one was sent to the wife of Flying Officer Eric Albon.
Telegram informing Mrs Audrey Albon that her husband Eric is missing from operations
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/004
This telegram was sent to Mrs Audrey Albon on 13 June 1944, informing her that her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon of No. 78 Squadron, was missing following an operation on the night of 12 June 1944.
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