Wilson, Robert Maclennan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Maclennan |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William M. Wilson and Violet Maclennan Wilson, of Bishopmill, Elgin. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB911 |
Markings | F2-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Elgin New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. P. South Div. Grave 282. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1558504 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1945 |
End Date | 30-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Fishpond training exercise |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have entered a cumulus nimbus cloud and iced up. Crashed NW of Swayfield, SSE of Grantham, Lincolnshire |