Hawkins, Robert Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Arthur |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Thomas Hawkins and Elsie Emily Hawkins, of Tiverton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9299 |
Markings | OJ-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tiverton, Devon |
Grave Reference | XB.8.37. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS MOTHER ELSIE EMILY HAWKINS DIED 25TH DECEMBER 1936 AGE 49 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 635491 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 CFlt |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1942 |
End Date | 16-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice landings using Beam Approach |
Reason for Loss | Crank pin on the starboard outer engine failed, allowing oil to spill over the exhaust manifold and catch light. The inner engine then caught light and the wing fell off. Crashed at Swaffham Fulbeck, ENE of Cambridge |