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BLACKHALL, Robert Orin "Blacky" - Date of
birth
15 April 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Vancouver, Vancouver County, British Columbia, Canada -
Hometown
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
J/17313 -
Rank
Pilot Officer -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
408 RCAF Squadron,
Royal Canadian Air Force
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 May 1943 - Place of
death
Akkrum, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
Uitingeradeel (Akkrum) General Cemetery, The Netherlands - unknown
Immediate family
-
Members
William P. Blackhall (father)
Adelaide E. (Waterberry) McManus (mother)
Robert McManus (stepfather)
William W. Blackhall (brother)
Virginia M. Blackhall (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
JB898 -
Data
Type: Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Destination: Dortmund, Germany
More information
The airplane was intercepted and downed from an altitude of approximately 5200 meters by Oblt. Lothar line and crew of 12./NJG.1. The Halifax was out of control right away, because the pilot, as well as the Flight Engineer, Sgt K E Emmons, were killed by the first enemy fire. Therefore, the rest of the crew left the airplane as soon as possible.
Source of information: www.cwgc.org, www.ancestry.com - Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S. / Canada WWII Records and Service Files of War Dead, http://blackhall-genealogy.org.uk
Photo source: Willem de Jong, Tom Bint