Romanoff, Boris
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Boris |
Surname | Romanoff |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 10-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Theodore Romanoff, and of Evelyn M. Romanoff, of West Ealing. Wakefield Trophy Gold Medallist For Boxing, 1936. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9125 |
Markings | NF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hendon Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 5. Cremation. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39150 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Czechoslovakia |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Miscellaneous Information
Born in Russia of Russian Father and British Mother, raised and educated in Britain. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12609 (P366750/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1942 |
End Date | 11-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost immediately after take-off |