Burlinson, Robert Melville

Killed in Action 1941-09-18

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Son of Maurice A. and Margaret Burlinson, of Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Home: Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

88 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
En Garde Be on you guard

Base

RAF Attlebridge

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/5076

Home
Google MapTuscon, Arizona, USA
First Burial
Google MapNew Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Netherlands
88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde) RAF Attlebridge, Blenheim IV aircraft V 6380 RH-G was shot down in the sea during a bombing operation against a convoy in the Noordzee, off the coast of Blankenberghe, Belgium.Pilot Officer RM Burlinson (RCAF)(USA) and Sergeant MA Stratton (RAFVR) were killed and are buried in cemeteries in the Netherlands. Pilot Officer BE Hislop (RAAF) missing, presumed killed and commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial.Detail from aviation-safety.net

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Blenheim V6380

Pilot Officer Burlinson, Robert Melville (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1941-September-18
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Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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