Oakeshott, Alan Robertson
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Alan Robertson |
Surname | Oakeshott |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 02-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Harold Alan Oakeshott and Mrs. Cecil Oakeshott, J.P., of Walter's Ash, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK294 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 64. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33209 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Miscellaneous Information
He was the squadron CO and had previously commanded 139 Squadron. He is also credited with the siting of the Bomber Command HQ in the Chilterns at High Wycombe |
On loan to 105 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1942 |
End Date | 02-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Flensburg U-boat construction yard. The other 5 Mosquitoes escaped by using their superior speed and agility to outrun the fighters |
Reason for Loss | Borrowed by 139 Sqn. Shot down by Fw 190s and crashed into the sea |