Longley, Robert Thomas William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Thomas William |
Surname | Longley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Edward and Dorothy Kathleen Longley, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW123 |
Markings | BM-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Laons Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92038 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Longley Lake, Manitoba; 5km outside the western boundary of Sand Lakes Provincial Park |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Villeneuve St Georges- to attack railway yards. Part of a 282 strong bomber force to attack railway yards at Orléans and Villeneuve St Georges. Both were accurately hit but with the loss of 25 aircraft in all (8.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed, on fire, near Laons, WSW of Dreux, France |