Flight Sergeant Albert Lane
461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 414701
Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Age of Enlistment: 26 Years, 1 month
Date of Enlistment: 8th November 1941
Embarked: 17th of October 1942
Education: Coomera Upper State School: 1922-1930
Medals Awarded: 1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal
Place of Death: Presumed Killed In Action as result of Air Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 13th of August 1943
Resting Place: Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Panel 193, Surrey, United Kingdom
Unit Badge: 461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force
Additional Information:
Flight Sergeant Lane’s Short Sunderland flying boat was lost on a anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay. It is believed to have been attacked and shot down by six German Junker 88 aircraft. All 11 crew members of the Sunderland were lost in the attack.