Wilson, Robert Potter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Potter |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Douglas H. and Hannah B. Wilson, of Bronxville, New York, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT639 |
Markings | VR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 186. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/120027 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-02-1943 |
End Date | 19-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian islands |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |