Maloney, Robert Lenard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Lenard |
Surname | Maloney |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Arthur and Ellen Mary Maloney, of Keswick, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | NA603 |
Markings | LK-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Venray War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. B. 12. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED BY MUM AND JUNE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417657 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Miscellaneous Information
Although the aircraft was reportedly intercepted on the homebound leg, the night-fighter reported seeing the bomb load explode as the aircraft descended. |
According to surviving crew, F/O Maloney was in the process of baling out himself but was unable to before his aircraft crashed. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been shot down night-fighter Hans Schafer |