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Pilot Officer Charles Henry ROBINSON (70873) of the Royal Air Force
Pilot
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Blenheim IV L9469
AIR81/1212
Death of Death 1940-07-26 Age : 21 years.
Served in 15 Sqdn
Burial/Commemoration Details : 8. J. 1. at Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands (
Map)
More Details: SON OF MAURICE ALLAN ROBINSON AND KATE AMELIA CLARICE ROBINSON, OF WIMBLEDON, SURREY.
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London Gazette Entries
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| Number | Name /Text | London Gazette Details |
|---|---|---|
| 70873 | Charles Henry ROBINSON | London Gazette issue : 34826 , Dated 1940-04-09 , Download #34826 |
| 170873 | X338i77 Alfred Humphrey BAINES | London Gazette supplement : 36399 , Dated 1944-02-25 , Download #36399 |
| 170873 | A H P BAINES D F M | London Gazette supplement : 37460 , Dated 1946-02-05 , Download #37460 |
| 170873 | A H P BAINES D F M | London Gazette supplement : 36639 , Dated 1944-08-01 , Download #36639 |
| 170873 | A H P BAINES D FM | London Gazette supplement : 37634 , Dated 1946-06-28 , Download #37634 |
National Archives AIR81 - Fuzzy Search
| Citation | AIR81 Casualty File Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| AIR81/1212 | Pilot Officer A L McLaggan, Pilot Officer C H Robinson and Sergeant L J Horton: missing presumed dead; Blenheim L9469 failed to return from air operations, 26 July 1940. Note: With photograph | C14503151 |
Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
| Date: 26 Jul 40 Aircraft: Blenheim IV L9469 Unit 15 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , Friesland | |||
| Details | Took off 2330 from Wyton. Lost without trace. | ||
| Source | Henk Welting's Database | ||
| Aircrew details | |||
Rank | Name, Number, Trade & Details | Date | Unit | Country | Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant | Leslie John HORTON (543161) Blenheim IV L9469 AIR81/1212   | 1940-07-26 | 15 Sqdn AIR27 | United Kingdom | Runnymede Memorial  |
| Pilot Officer | Alexander Livingstone McLAGGAN (77985) Blenheim IV L9469 AIR81/1212 | 1940-07-26 | 15 Sqdn AIR27 | United Kingdom | Runnymede Memorial |
| Pilot Officer | Charles Henry ROBINSON (70873) Pilot Blenheim IV L9469 AIR81/1212 | 1940-07-26 | 15 Sqdn AIR27 | Netherlands | Jonkerbos War Cemetery |
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| XV Sqn , J. MOORE & Blenheim IV L9469 | Apparently the loss of Blenheim IV R3763 25/26 Jul 1940 is now correct, and in agreement eg with Warner Ch14 App 8 p248, crew correct There Peacock is also noted as the "Richard Passmore" pseudonym author of [I]Blenheim Boy[/I] [Thomas Harmsworth 1981] (with its laconic account of their bale-out & capture) [url]http://www.rafcommands.com/database/search.php?qname=R3763[/url] Somehow, despite correction of the spurious Moore entry re L9469, that record is now muddled in another way, with two CHARLES HENRY ROBINSON entries, differing by service nos, dates of death and cemetery. [url]http://www.rafcommands.com/database/search.php?qname=L9469[/url] I'm unable to look into this further... ....Read More. | Don Clark on 16th January 2021 08:18:48 |
| 400726 - Unaccounted airman - 26-7-1940 | Hello, 400726 - Unaccounted Airmen - 26-07-1940 From Henk's List - UK JONES, Kenneth - AC1c - 647939 - RAF - 918 Balloon Sqn. Prestwich ( St. Margaret) Churchyard, Lancashire. Cause of death reportedly gunshot wounds. JONES, Selwyn - Lac - 533240 - RAF. Blaenogwr Cemetery, Glamorganshire. Cause of death reportedly drowned near Leighton Buzzard. From CWGC - FRANCE LINDSEY, Patrick Chaloner - P/O - 41036 - RAF. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Hurricane I - P2753 - 601 Sqn. WALLACE, David - Sgt - 628797 - RAF. Criel-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France. Blenheim IV - T1801 - 59 Sqn. GERMANY JONES, Geoffrey Wyatt - Sgt - 590727 - RAF. TOWNSEND, Douglas George John (Cornwall) - Sgt - 580075 - RAF. TWEDDELL, William Oliver Digby (Canadian) - P/O - 40767 - RAF. These three airmen rest at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. They were crew of Hampden I - L4094 - 83 Sqn. NETHERLANDS ROBINSON, Charles Henry - P/O - 70873 - RAF. Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. Blenheim IV - L9469 - 15 Sqn. ANNAN, William Donald Francis - Sgt - 391377 - RNZAF. BROWN, Norman Wilson - Sgt - 518807 - RAF - DFM. COLEMAN, William Harcourt - F/O - 2526 - RNZAF DOWDS, John - Sgt - 632780 - RAF. NEVILL, William Eric - Sgt - 631165 - RAF. POOLE, Frank Twain - P/O - 42722 - RAF. These six airmen rest at Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. They were crew of Wellington Ic - R3235 - 75 Sqn. UK BELL, George Henry - Sgt - 748794 - RAFVR. Newcastle-Under-Lyme Cemetery, Staffordshire. Master I - N7476 - 5 SFTS. MULLOY, William Arthur Coote - P/O - 40636 - RAF - DFC. Hatfield ( Woodhouse ) Cemetery, Yorkshire. TAYLOR, Thomas Monks - P/O - 77205 - RAFVR. Thornton Garden of Rest, Lancashire. WATT, Gordon Reeves - Sgt - 522273 - RAF. Romford Cemetery, Essex. These three airmen were crew of Hampden I - P1321 - 50 Sqn. HORTON, Leslie John - Sgt - 542161 - RAF. McLAGGAN, Alexander Livingstone - P/O - 77985 - RAFVR. These two airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - L9469 - 15 Sqn. STEWART, Angus Lamont - Sgt - 624161 - RAF. Hampden I - P1321 - 50 Sqn. ROWE, Gilbert Peter - Sgt - 751202 - RAFVR. TURNBULL, Matthew Roy - P/O - 42915 - RAF. These two airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - T1801 - 59 Sqn. The five airmen named above all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. MYERS, John Edwin Howard - S/Lt(A) - HMS Furious RN. BASS, Sydney Alfred - NA - FX.77498 - HMS Sparrowhawk - RN. These two Naval Airmen are Commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial Hampshire. They were crew of Skua - L2906 - 801 sqn FAA, RN. MARTARE, Edward- Officier-Vlieger - RNNAS, KM. RAS, Johannes Gerald's- ....Read More. | Alex Smart on 29th October 2021 11:04:26 |
| Accounted Airmen Database - Feedback / Corrections | 19 Sep 1941 Aircraftman 1st Class Charles Henry ROBINSON (543517) - database states "Lost in aircraft Blenheim IV L9469 Failed to return from a raid to Wilhelmshaven." However, that applies to Plt Off C H Robinson on 26 Jul 1940. AC1 C H Robinson was serving with No 71 OTU in the Middle East. Malcolm ....Read More. | malcolm_raf on 2nd January 2023 07:40:20 |
| Accounted Airmen Database - Feedback / Corrections | [QUOTE=malcolm_raf;179976]19 Sep 1941 Aircraftman 1st Class Charles Henry ROBINSON (543517) - database states "Lost in aircraft Blenheim IV L9469 Failed to return from a raid to Wilhelmshaven." However, that applies to Plt Off C H Robinson on 26 Jul 1940. AC1 C H Robinson was serving with No 71 OTU in the Middle East. Malcolm[/QUOTE] Thanks, link removed and unit adjusted to 71 OTU. ....Read More. | Andy Marden on 2nd January 2023 08:17:18 |
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