Barrett, Robert Dennis Parker
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Dennis Parker |
Surname | Barrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Winifred May Barrett. Husband of Olive Mabel Barrett, of Withycombe, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB374 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 224. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1315330 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Miscellaneous Information
The other aircraft was badly damaged but the crew were able to crash-land with the wheels up at Broadwell airfield, Oxfordshire |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1944 |
End Date | 29-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Training- Bullseye detail |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1663 HCU Halifax (DG297 -D) over the Irish Sea. Out of control, the aircraft dived into the water. |