Richards, Robert Cranston
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Cranston |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Leonard and Violet Richards, of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK165 |
Markings | OW-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 174. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/11860 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 122 aircraft, 2 lost. Lorient was being used as a U-boat base and this was the first of a series of attacks on the French port. Target marking was said to be accurate but the bombing by the main force was, for unstated reasons, far from accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |