Wilson, Robert Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Francis |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Craig Wilson and Alice Agnes Wilson (née Middleton), of Aberdeen. Husband of Ethel Wilson (née Davidson), of Aberdeen, whom he married on 29 July 1939 at St. Machar, Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED478 |
Markings | VN-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 170. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 620764 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1920, Aberdeen. His father George was a joiner and Robert had been a trainee carpenter. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 0016hrs. Turned back following technical defect. R/T received requesting permission to jettison the bomb load. Permission was granted and at 0257hrs r/t received stating all bombs had been jettisoned over the sea. At 0310hrs a Royal Observer Corps post heard an aircraft headed inland. However at 0445hrs, feint r/t signals were heard. These believed to be being transmitted by the aircraft approx 60 miles off of Skegness. Air sea rescue search was initiated and wreckage found in the search area. |