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BLANDY, Robert

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Robert Henry Fettiplace
Surname Blandy
Gender M
Age 33
Decorations
Date of death 15-03-1941
Next of kin Son of John Carne Blandy, and of Stella Blandy, of Warm Baths, Transvaal, South Africa.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Vickers Wellington IC
Serial Number W5644
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 31..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 132
Enlistment information
Service Number 83740
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group
Squadron 3 Group
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Alington R H (Sgt)
Crawford J G (Sgt)
Gillespie C (Sgt)
Humphreys D d (G/C)
Meason H E (Sgt)
Vaughan K H A (Sgt)
Humphreys D d (G/Capt.)
Last Operation information
Start Date 15-03-1941
End Date 15-03-1941
Takeoff Station Gibraltar
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Delivery Flight.
Reason for Loss Shot down by Oblt Muncheberg of 7/JG26 NW of Gozo. He saw the crew getting into a dinghy but they were never found and were presumed drowned.