Atkinson, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Atkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Elizabeth Ann Atkinson, of Dipton, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5365 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 46325 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Nottinghamshire Golf & Country Club, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller, Metal Plaques & Wolfs Head Relief |
Memorial Text | B Flight of 12 Squadron Royal Air Force were on detachment to Tollerton while converting to the vickers Wellington. On the 8th February two bombers left the base on a sortie to familiarise all the crew with using both front and rear gun turrets. W5365 ret |
Location | Nottingham Tollerton Airport, Tollerton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Plaque on Original WWII Pill Box |
Memorial Text | RAF Wellington MK II W5365 which crashed on Saturday 8th Feb 1941 at 12:20 hrs Roll of Honour |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Miscellaneous Information
First Wellington II loss of the war and the first for 12 Squadron |
Tragically, one of the injured crew who survived the war, F/S Gill, collapsed and died at the crash site while attending a commemoration service on 8th February 1994 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5053 (P357222/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-02-1941 |
End Date | 08-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Came down near Cotgrave, Nottingham |