Aitken, Robertson Brown
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Robertson Brown |
Surname | Aitken |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Aitken, of Langside, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM575 |
Markings | LS-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jouars-Pontchartrain Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1001191 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Squadron Motto | Aim Sure |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Massy-Palaiseau to bomb railway installations. Part of a 337 bomber strong force to bomb various lines of communications behind the Normandy beachhead. There was less cloud cover than the previous night with all targets being accurately bombed and fewer civilians killed. Because the targets were further inland than recent raids, the German night-fighters had a greater opportunity to infiltrate the bomber stream and as a result, losses were higher. 28 aircraft were Lost (8.3%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Jouars-Pontchartrain and Plaisir, France |