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Sergeant John Robson

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Sergeant John Robson

Birth
Death
26 Jan 1941
Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Burial
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Add to Map
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2 (C)OTU's Bristol Blenheim IV (#Z5746) aircraft, with a crew of three, took off from RAF Catfoss on a night cross-country navigation flight. For unknown reasons Z5746 was recorded as having strayed from the planned course; the aircraft flew into Burbage Moor near Ringinglow in South Yorkshire, taking the lives of the three crew members.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Sergeant Eric BROWN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ifor King PARRY-JONES and
RAFVR Sergeant John ROBSON.

Military Service-
Service Number: 968137
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Age: 22
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: No.2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU); RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire

Son of Michael Thomas and Agnes Kemp (née Sisterson) Robson.
2 (C)OTU's Bristol Blenheim IV (#Z5746) aircraft, with a crew of three, took off from RAF Catfoss on a night cross-country navigation flight. For unknown reasons Z5746 was recorded as having strayed from the planned course; the aircraft flew into Burbage Moor near Ringinglow in South Yorkshire, taking the lives of the three crew members.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Sergeant Eric BROWN,
RAF Pilot Officer Ifor King PARRY-JONES and
RAFVR Sergeant John ROBSON.

Military Service-
Service Number: 968137
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Pilot
Age: 22
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: No.2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU); RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire

Son of Michael Thomas and Agnes Kemp (née Sisterson) Robson.

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