Atkinson, Rolf Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Rolf Edgar |
Surname | Atkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-09-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7822 |
Markings | EY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 66. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 104526 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 78 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/54 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/53 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1942 |
End Date | 27-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Flensburg. 28 aircraft, all recalled. One was lost and one went on to bomb the target |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter, taking out the port outer engine. Low fuel was also reported over the w/t suggesting a fuel leak. Nothing more heard |