Robinson, Robert Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Bruce |
Surname | Robinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert James Robinson and Mary Robinson, Husband of Frances Gwen Robinson, of Roseneath, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND958 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15925. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 234 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429205 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 LFS |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1945 |
End Date | 29-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | The weather conditions deteriorated during the sortie and the crew was recalled by base. Was seen to pull up to avoid some trees, whereupon the pilot lost control and crashed south of Barnham, Suffolk |