Middlemas, Robert James (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Action 1944-March-24

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Robert James Middlemas RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

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Home: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

578 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Accuracy

Base

Burn

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

R/155997

Final Burial
Google MapBerlin War Cemetery
Row 6 Plot C Grave 23
578 Squadron (Accuracy). Halifax aircraft MZ 512 was shot up by an enemy night fighter aircraft during a night operation against Berlin, Germany. The Halifax caught fire, then exploded and crashed near Mulhausen, Germany. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, were blown clear of the aircraft when it exploded and were taken Prisoners of War. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.