Easton, Robert Withington (Flying Officer)

Flying with No.11 Squadron RAF (Octores Acrioresque Aquilis). F/O. Easton was attacking a raft in the Chindwin River in Burma and was killed when his Hurricane aircraft LE 691 struck an obstruction on the ground.

Quoted from the rafcommands website:

"hit trees while strafing on Chindwin River, wings torn off , but cockpit intact. SF543187 Killed in Action RAFCommands. [Can File] He was detailed to fly out over enemyt erritory and strafed river craft. He was attacking a target on the Chindwin river near a village called Thaungdut that the ac in which e was flying wa sseen to hit a tree and crash into the jungle on the bank of the river. Remaining ac circled overhead but because of heavy foilage, nothing could be seen. [Search Report 1-6-1946] RAF Search Party found wreck at 24 25N and 94 43E Map Ref 83L SF2519. Ac crashed hafl mile south of THAPANZEIK on the bank of Chindwin river, approx 2 m SE of THAUNGDUT. remains of pilot found scattered around the wreckage of aircraft. Remains handed to 60 graves Concentration unit at Mandalay. Villager gave approx crash as Aug 44. "Judging by size of bones collected, pilot must have been a alrge man of atleast 6 ft in height. According to remarks given for Hurricane LV691 I am led to believe that this crash is of the said Hurricane ""