Hill, Robert James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert James |
Surname | Hill |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 14-03-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1263 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Caversfield (St. Laurence) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40300 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 13 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
British resident in Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. He had been in the UK since before the beginning of hostilities. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1941 |
End Date | 14-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bicester |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit back to Oulton |
Reason for Loss | t/o to return to Oulton airfield in Norfolk (there the OTU was maintaining a detachment) having brought 2 air gunners and their kit to the parent unit. On reaching Oulton at about 1830, F/L Hill carried out a very low, high speed pass across the airfield, before pulling up and joining the circuit. He then dived and began another fast run on a course which was taking him towards a tall tree (many such obstacles had recently been felled). At the last moment, F/L Hill pulled up into a near vertical climb, but a wing struck the branches and was torn away. Seconds later, the Blenheim smashed into the driveway of Green Farm, Oulton village and burst into flames. |