Davison, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Davison |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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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 |
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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
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 |