Lane, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Lane |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar Alexander and Violet Mary Lane, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, Husband of Dorothy Lane. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM206 |
Markings | JI-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Neufchateau Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | HE FALL FROM THE SKY TO EVERLASTING GLORY, HIS RESTING PLACE A HERO'S GRAVE |
Ribbon Stone | 1029 (Block 102, Column 1, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1895981 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | The crew of LM216 514 Sqn 29 July 1944 |
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 496 aircraft in the third raid in this series. Night-fighters intercepted the bomber stream over France on the outbound leg and in bright moonlit conditions, leading to 39 Lancasters being shot down (7.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed south of Coussey, NNW of Neufchateau, France |