Love, Robert Portor
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Portor |
Surname | Love |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 26-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred C. Love and Bessie G. Love, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1695 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scottow Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 289. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/14178 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-01-1943 |
End Date | 26-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft caught fire and both wings and tail unit broke free. The remainder of the aircraft crashed in Runham Marshes near Great Yarmouth |