Bell, Robert Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Ronald |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-08-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE303 |
Markings | OF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 33. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 567353 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8145 (P361167/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1941 |
End Date | 08-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Nothing heard after leaving base. Crashed into the North Sea off the coast of Holland. It is believed that there were night fighters operating in the area |