• de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito

Date of birth:

December 1918 (Belfast/Nothern Ireland, Great Britain)

Date of death:

February 23rd, 1945

Mentioned on:

Air Forces Memorial Runnymede
Plot: 265. 

Service number:

754384 (NCO) / 102594 (Officer)

Nationality:

British

Robert Aubrey Alexander Doherty was probably killed in action on February 23rd, 1945 as Flight Lieutenant and Pilot with the crash of Havilland Mosquito B.Mk.XX "KB350" from No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron near Hohn/Rendsburg/Kiel, Germany. The aircraft, in which he and Navigator Flying Officer Leonard Moore were on their way for an operation over Berlin, was reported missing in action in the night of February 23rd/24th, 1945.

Promotions:
?: Sergeant;
August 7th, 1941: Pilot Officer on probation;
August 7th, 1942: Pilot Officer;
August 7th, 1942: Flying Officer (war subs.);
July 27th, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).

Career:
?: No. 104 Squadron;
April 12th, 1943: Administrative and Special Duties Branch, RAF;
March 27th, 1944: General Duties Branch, RAF;
?: No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron.

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• Photo 1: Peter Webster
• - The London Gazette of 29th August 1941, Issue 35260
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 21st October 1941, Issue 35322, dated 24th October 1941
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 15th September 1942, Issue 35709, dated 18th September 1942
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 23rd April 1943, Issue 35992, dated 27th April 1943
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 28th April 1944, Issue 36492, dated 2nd May 1944
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 29th December 1944, Issue 36866, dated 1st January 1945
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 4th December 1945, Issue 37377, dated 7th December 1945
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  

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