Name: |
TOMLINSON |
Given Name: |
ROBERT DUNCAN CAMPBELL |
Initials: |
R D C |
Service No: |
905231 |
Rank: |
Flight SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Unit: |
1 Photo Reconnaissance UnitOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-03-18Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1912-01-22 |
Age: |
30 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Spitfire PR.IV R7035, operations over Norway. Failed to return after take off from Wick. When he reached Britain on his return the cloud was so thick he did not know where he was. An aircraft was heard overhead at the airfield he was supposed to land at, and at the time he was expected to arrive. His aircraft was never found, so it was assumed he ran out of fuel somewhere over the sea |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Major Reginald Stewart Weston and Ellen Tomlinson, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Born Pietermaritzburg. A mine surveyor. His brother also died in service |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2024-02-22
