Donovan, Robert Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Leonard |
Surname | Donovan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Henry and Eva Eliza Donovan, of Beckenham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS662 |
Markings | KO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 124. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132034 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft went down somewhere between the Dutch/German border and the target. |