Pilot Officer ROBERT DONNISTHORPE DARLING 154047, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 22 on 06 December 1943 Son of Bertie and Evelyn Cecil Donnisthorpe Darling. Remembered with honour OTTAWA MEMORIAL CWGC :: Cemetery Details
From the Dave files (I just made that up) - Mitchell FW159 of 45 Group (AT) Canada RAF - aircraft took off from Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada, for Rekjavik, Iceland. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to arrive at its destination. An air sea search was instituted but no trace of the missing aircraft or crew were found. Crew: Civilian Mr Harold Nigel Egerton Salmon (Captain - Pilot) / Pilot Officer William Frederick Forster (1st Officer) J/37546 RCAF / Pilot Officer Robert Donnisthorpe Darling (Navigator) RAF 154047 / Flying Officer Eric Anthony Richardson (Radio Operator) RAAF 411831 In 1949 it was recorded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea. (loss listed in book: "Ocean Bridge - the History of RAF Ferry Command")
