People named Albert Michaels

Albert F Michaels of Waverly, Lackawanna County, PA was born on December 29, 1914, and died at age 71 years old in October 1986.

Albert Henry Michaels of Australia was married to Muriel Louisa Strutt in 1929. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Henry Michaels.

Death: Jul. 13, 1943 Bottesford Lincolnshire, England Casualty of WWII,Albert was a Sergeant/Navigator with 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve~Service No:1551320. He was 22 and the son of Albert and Frances Michaels of Glasgow; husband of Margaret Michaels of Glasgow. No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed at Scampton, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom on 7 November 1942.On 23 November 1942 the squadron moved to Bottesford Airfield (known locally as Normanton Airfield) and commenced operations on 2 January 1943. After a year it moved to Waddington and remained there until the end of the war.Between January 1942 and April 1945, 467 Squadron flew 3,833 sorties in Avro Lancaster heavy bombers and suffered heavy losses - 760 personnel were killed, of whom 284 were Australian, and 118 aircraft were lost.Although 467 Squadron was formed as part of the Royal Australian Air Force, initially the majority of its members were recruited from the British Isles. Pilot Officer Chapman was from Western Australia however the rest of his crew were from Scotland. Cedric Chapman's grave is in the Australian Air Force plot in Botley Cemetery, Oxford. The graves of the other crew members are near their home towns. On the night of 12th July, Lancaster LM311, better known as L Lizbeth, lumbered into the air from Bottesford airfield in England. She had apparently acquired her name from the fiancée of one the crew, she served as a WAAF driver on the base, another version of the story is that she was named after the mum of the youngest crew member,Sgt Patrick Donlevy, a 19-year-old Wireless Operator from the small village of Pathhead near Dalkeith in Midlothian. The aircraft although ‘Australian' was mainly crewed by Scotsmen, the pilot Sgt Cedric Chapman was the only Australian onboard, the others were Sgt Norman Smith, Bomb Aimer (21) from Edinburgh, Sgt Jack Greenwood, Flt Engineer (25) from Yorkshire, Sgt William Buchanan, Gunner (20) from Glasgow, Sgt Albert Edwards, Navigator (20) from Glasgow, Sgt William Bruce, Gunner (22) from Renfrewshire and Pat Donlevy. The target was a distant one, the Italian city of Turin. It was their 14th sortie with the Squadron and their first to Italy; the rest had been against heavily defended German cities such as Dusseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund and Essen. The flight to Turin was fairly uneventful, but on the bombing run itself ‘Liz'beth' took a direct hit from an anti-aircraft gun which caused damage to the tail section. After checks were made, the pilot decided that he could fly the damaged plane back to England. Back at Bottesford the aircraft appeared back at base one by one, X-Ray, Able and Yorker flew back in rapid succession until all were back except L-Liz'beth. Just as dawn was breaking, a voice was heard over the intercom in the Ops Room at Bottesford. It was Cedric Chapman, "Liz'beth to Bedrock, over." The operator responded "Liz,beth aerodrome 1,000 over" – "Liz'beth to aerodrome, 1,000, I have no elevator control, am flying on trimmer, over" This was a serious problem, it meant the pilot had very little control of his height. Chapman gave his crew the option to bail out, but they had already decided to stay together as a crew.The pilot decided that despite the damage he could land the Lancaster at Bottesford, it was really his only option anyway, as he was down to the last 15 minutes of fuel. The tension in the control tower could be cut with a knife, Chapman asked for permission to ‘pancake' or land. He received the reply "Bedrock to Liz'beth , you may pancake, over" Chapman responded "Liz'beth to Bedrock, Roger thanks. Out" It would be the last words he would utter, as the Lancaster lined up on the runway Chapman went through all his pre landing drill, everything seemed fine, Wheels-check, Gyro – check, Mixture – Check, Flaps – Check. Just as the flaps lowered a shudder went through the aircraft and to their horror, they felt the tail of the plane break off, sending it into a vertical dive from a few hundred feet, and although a parachute was seen to come out the tail just as she struck the ground, it was too late. L-Liz'beth struck the ground and exploded in a massive fireball. The crash alarm screamed out across the base and fire engines descended on the burning plane, sadly it was obvious no one could have survived the impact or the fire. After the fire was doused the bodies of the men were recovered and sent home for burial. The crew are remembered at Bottesford where a picture of them hangs in the Council Chambers.

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Albert Michaels of United States was born circa 1920. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Michaels.

Albert C Michaels of Baltimore City County, Maryland United States was born circa 1921. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert C Michaels.

Albert J Michaels of Kings County, New York United States was born circa 1914. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert J Michaels.

Albert L Michaels of Union County, New Jersey United States was born circa 1904. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert L Michaels.

Albert A Michaels of Wayne County, Michigan United States was born circa 1916. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert A Michaels.

Albert Henry Michaels of Brighton Australia was born in 1896 in Brighton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Henry Michaels.

Albert Michaels of Albany, Alameda County, California was born on June 8, 1908, and died at age 70 years old in March 1979.

Albert Michaels of Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 12, 1899, and died at age 84 years old in April 1984.

Albert Michaels of Madison, Madison County, Nebraska was born on May 13, 1892, and died at age 88 years old in April 1981.

Albert Michaels of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin was born on July 9, 1896, and died at age 75 years old in December 1971.

Albert Michaels of Estero, Lee County, FL was born on November 4, 1916, and died at age 89 years old on April 12, 2006.

Albert Michaels of Deerfield Beach, Broward County, FL was born on June 5, 1904, and died at age 87 years old on November 11, 1991.

Albert Michaels was born on April 7, 1911, and died at age 37 years old in November 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Michaels.

Albert Michaels of California was born on October 15, 1893, and died at age 71 years old in March 1965.

Albert Michaels of Glendale, Los Angeles County, California was born on September 18, 1907, and died at age 65 years old in October 1972.

Albert C Michaels of Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL was born on July 6, 1928, and died at age 74 years old on December 28, 2002.

Albert Michaels of Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin was born on April 20, 1892, and died at age 74 years old in March 1967.

Albert C Michaels of Grafton, Lorain County, OH was born on September 30, 1931, and died at age 66 years old on June 5, 1998.

Albert Michaels of Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia was born on December 1, 1910, and died at age 62 years old in October 1973.

Albert H Michaels of Cockeysville, Baltimore County, MD was born on October 5, 1905, and died at age 96 years old on May 10, 2002.

Albert Michaels of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on July 25, 1910, and died at age 74 years old in April 1985.

Albert Michaels of Luzerne, Luzerne County, PA was born on September 8, 1930, and died at age 62 years old in September 1992.

Albert T Michaels was born on March 4, 1953, and died at age 38 years old on August 20, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert T Michaels.

Albert M Michaels of Chillicothe, Hardeman County, TX was born on March 7, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on July 29, 1997.

Albert P Michaels was born on November 14, 1911, and died at age 79 years old on October 17, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert P Michaels.