Chanin, Robert Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Arthur |
Surname | Chanin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Mary Chanin, of Reading, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4405 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block 3. Grave 4071. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754943 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Cawston, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque in Memorial Gardens |
Memorial Text | This plaque is in memory of those killed when a Handley Page Hampden bomber plane of 61 Sqn crashed into Bluestone plantation Febuary 10th 1941-WWII Killing all the Aircrew Flt Lt W E Frutiger Flt Sgt R A Gapp Sgt J E Hill Sgt R A Chanin |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5081 (P357255/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-02-1941 |
End Date | 10-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 0220 . Crashed 0650, after calling for assistance, into Bluestone Plantation between Heydon and Cawston, Norfolk. |