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Personal info

Full name
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

Military service

Service number
J/17313
Rank
Pilot Officer
Function
Pilot
Unit
408 RCAF Squadron,
Royal Canadian Air Force
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 May 1943
Place of death
Akkrum (Boarnsterhim), 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)

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