Milne, Roderick Fairweather
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Roderick Fairweather |
Surname | Milne |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Edward and Jeannie Ann Davidson Milne (Formerly McIntosh), of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. Husband of Emily Milne, of Monton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE169 |
Markings | ZO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 120. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41606 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a New Zealander who had joined the RAF pre-war |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1943 |
End Date | 15-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 243 aircraft, 9 lost (3.7%). PFF used H2S to mark the target with sky-markers. Limited success. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |