John Conacher Robertson
| Sergeant 235 Squadron 12 mei 1940 [12.05.1940] Overlijdensdatum: Hoek van Holland Locatie sneuvelen: Hoek van Holland Begraafplaats: F joint grave 57 Grafnummer: |
Notities
- 235.Squadron was uitgerust met de Blenheim IV lichte bommenwerpers en gestationeerd te Manston. In de ochtend van 12 mei had het squadron opdracht om agressieve patrouille te vliegen in de sector Den Haag. Men werd echter onderschept en kwam rond Rotterdam in een luchtgevecht terecht. Daarbij werden twee Blenheims neergeschoten. E n boven Brielle (welke bij Rozenburg neerkwam) en n bij Hoek van Holland.
- De Blenheim van P/O Smith werd door Bf-109's van JG.26 neergeschoten en crashte in de Nieuwlander Polder bij Hoek van Holland, waarbij alle drie de bemanningsleden omkwamen. P/O Smith werd in Den Haag begraven, de boordschutter LAC Lowry en bommenrichter Sergeant Robertson in Hoek van Holland.
- 235.Squadron was equipped with the Blenheim type IV light bomber and stationed at Manston. In the morning of May 12, 1940 the squadron was instructed to perform an agressive patrol across the sector the Hague. It was intercepted by German fighters though, what caused the formation to be scattered. Two planes ended up being shot down near Hook of Holland and the nearby island Rozenburg. Only one of the in total six involved crew members managed to survive, P/O Norman Savill. He was of the plane that crashed on Rozenburg and was badly injured upon his arrival on the ground.
- The Blenheim of P/O Smith was attacked by Bf-109's of JG.26 nearby Hook of Holland and crashed in the Nieuwlander Polder, all three on board dead. P/O Smith was burried in the Hague, LAC Lowry and Sergeant Robertson in Hook of Holland.