Davison, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Davison |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Date of Death | 20-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Selina Mary Davison, of Newcastle-On-Tyne, Husband of Jennie Elizabeth Davison, of Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ439 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle upon Tyne (St. Andrews and Jesmond) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Cons. Grave 35. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146432 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The cause of the crash was established to be a failed inlet valve in the port engine |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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 | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 20-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed two minutes after takeoff at Little Raveley, NNE of Huntingdon |