Jarvis , Robert Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Gerald |
Surname | Jarvis |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 10-02-1953 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | De Havilland Mosquito T3 |
Serial Number | VA927 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gly Taff Crematorium, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 582883 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-02-1953 |
End Date | 10-02-1953 |
Takeoff Station | Benson |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air test- to test the calibration of the Ground Controlled Approach equipment at RAF Benson |
Reason for Loss | Descended through cloud to find themselves at very low altitude and in terrain with rising ground on three sides. Banked to port and crashed into the rising ground at Ewelme, Oxfordshire. |