Douglas, Robert Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Robert Gordon |
Surname | Douglas |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Aylmer Robert and Isal Velira Douglas, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT669 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/106758 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Lawrence, Corringham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1662 HCU Halifax DT669 which crashed on 16th December 1944 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Killed when a column of marching PoW were strafed by Allied fighters close to Gresse, Germany |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1943 |
End Date | 29-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | (51% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was damaged and flipped over onto its back. The pilot gave the order to bail out but only W/O Douglas was able to comply before he regained control. The aircraft made a safe return to base with the rest of the crew unharmed. W/O Douglas became a PoW. |