Robinson, Geoffrey (Squadron Leader)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-17

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Service

RAF

Unit

45 Group (RAF)

Base

Natal Brazil

Rank

Squadron Leader

Position

Pilot (Captain)

Service Numbers

40020

Memorial Location

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 65

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Marauder FK119

Pilot Officer James John Pierre Hector Doran RCAF

Pilot Officer Doran, James John Pierre Hector (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-17
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant George Frederick Lyman-Dixon RAFVR

Sergeant Lyman-Dixon, George Frederick (RAFVR)
Pilot/1st Officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-17
cemetery unknown

Civilian Gordon Henry Randle RAF

Civilian Randle, Gordon Henry (RAF)
Radio Operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-17
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Squadron Leader Geoffrey Robinson RAF

Squadron Leader Robinson, Geoffrey (RAF)
Pilot (Captain)
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-17
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Mission

Marauder FK119

Ferry Flight 1942-August-17 to 1942-August-17

() Ferry Command (RAF) Natal Brazil

45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval, Quebec. Marauder I aircraft FK 119 lost over the Atlantic Ocean out of Natal, Brazil en-route to Africa, cause unknown

Pilot Officer JJ Doran (RCAF), Sergeant GF Lyman-Dixon (RAF), Squadron Leader G Robinson (RAF) and one Canadian civilian Radio Officer, GH Randle, were missing, presumed killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 314 Appendix B

unvetted Source [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

Marauder serial: FK119

(IWM Photo, CM5001)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)
Martin Marauder Mk. I, RAF (Serial No. FK375), coded D, "Dominion Revenge", No. 14 Squadron, based at Fayid, Egypt, 28 Dec 1942. This aircraft was lost during a torpedo attack off Aghios Giorgios Island on 3 Jan 1943.

Martin B-26 Marauder Mk. I, IA, II, III, RAF. Only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Marauder, both in the Desert Air Force, and only one Marauder squadron was ever active at any one time. The RAF received three B-26As for evaluation in the summer of 1942 and decided to adopt the type for tactical work in North Africa. Forty eight Marauder Is and IAs already allocated under lend lease were sent directly to the Middle East, where they were used by No.14 Squadron.

In RAF and Commonwealth service the B-26A was known as the Marauder Mk. I, the B-26B as the Marauder Mk. IA. A total of 52 Mk Is and IAs were received. The 250 B-26Fs delivered were known as the Marauder Mk. II and the 150 B-26Gs became the Marauder Mk. III. The Mk. I/IA and Mk. III were flown by the RAF while the South African Air Force (SAAF) received the Mk. II and Mk. III.

The only RAF squadrons to use the Marauder were Nos. 14 and 39 Squadrons of the Desert Air Force. No.14 was the first to receive the type in August 1942. Operations began on 28 October 1942 and the squadron used its Marauders for bombing, mine laying and shipping reconnaissance. In March 1943 the squadron moved to Algeria, where it began flying anti-submarine patrols. These continued after the squadron moved to Sardinia in June 43, and the last Marauder mission was flown on 21 September 1944, just before the squadron returned to the UK to convert to the Wellington.

No. 39 Squadron RAF acquired Marauders in December 1944, but the first Marauder mission wasn't flown until 7 February 1945. The squadron carried out shipping strikes along the French, Italian and Balkan coasts, alongside night intruder missions, and retained the Marauder until October 1945 when it moved to the Sudan. Harold Skaarup web page

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