Bennett, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ebenezer and Clara Isabella Bennett, of Heaton, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9386 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 39. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754408 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5722 (P358183/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-04-1941 |
End Date | 07-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Hoogovens |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and then a fighter off the Dutch coast |