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Robert Kendall | Flt Sgt Robert P E Kendall Bob Kendal enlisted for the Royal Air Force on the 1st of September 1941 as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner and completed training as a Wireless Operator on the 9th of July 1942 and was ordered to report tothe 38th (Welsh) Division Signals Unit. On the 19th of October 1942 Bob Kendall was posted to the 30th Kings Regiment at Portland, Dorset and then to the 9th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was recalled to the RAF on the 22nd ofMarch 1943, promoted to Sergeant and posted to No.6 (observer) Advanced Flying Unit on the 4th of September. In November 1943 Bob was posted to No.11 Operational Training Unit at Wescott/Oakley and went to RAF Methwold in March 1944. On the 4th of June 1944 Bob was posted to No.3 Lancaster Finishing School at RAF Feltwell and on the 18th of June joined No.15 Squadron at Mildenhall and was promoted Flight Sergeant. Bob Kendall had flown as Wireless Operator of a variety of aircraft, De Havilland Dominie, Proctor, Avro Anson, Wellington, Stirling and Lancasters. Robert Kendal flew most of his missions on Lancaster LS-P, including missions to Stettin, Paris rail yards and Berlin. While on the Paris mission, LS-P developed engine problems and was left behind by the rest of the squadron. Luckily, two P-38 Lightnings high above spotted the the struggling Lancaster and came down to escort the bomber back to base at Mildenhall. On the night of 12th September 1944, Bob was on Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn, his usual aircraft LS-P grounded with engine trouble. This was to be his first and last mission on this aircraft as it was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6. Five of the seven crew of the aircraft, including Bob, managed to escape from the burning aircraft but two did not manage to escape the inferno. The aircraft came down in the vicinity of the railway station in Wieblingen, south of Mannheim. Having escaped the aircraft, he did not however manage to evade the enemy and and he was taken into captivity until the end of the war. On the 10th of May 1945 he returned to England from POW in Germany and on the 1st of June was promoted Warrant Officer. He was released from service on the 23rd of July 1946. |
Items Signed by Flt Sgt Robert P E Kendall |
  | Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. Price : £55.00 | On the night of 12th September 1944, Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6, the bomber receiving hits to the bomb bay which igni...... | |
| | Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Price : £70.00 | On the night of 12th September 1944, Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6, the bomber receiving hits to the bomb bay which igni...... | |
| | Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £325.00 | On the night of 12th September 1944, Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6, the bomber receiving hits to the bomb bay which igni...... | |
| | Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £400.00 | On the night of 12th September 1944, Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6, the bomber receiving hits to the bomb bay which igni...... | |
| | Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. (XX) Price : £45.00 | On the night of 12th September 1944, Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) of No.15 Sqn was lost in the skies above Mannheim when it was attacked by the Messerschmitt Bf.110G-2 of Ofw Ludwig Schmidt of II/NGJ 6, the bomber receiving hits to the bomb bay which igni...... |
  | Teamwork by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Price : £80.00 | The afternoon of 3rd August 1944 saw Lancasters of 15 Sqn assigned to an attack on German V-1 Rocket stores at Bois de Cassan. While over the target the squadron encountered heavy flak. During the return journey, Lancaster LS-P fell behind the r...... | |
| | Teamwork by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £290.00 | The afternoon of 3rd August 1944 saw Lancasters of 15 Sqn assigned to an attack on German V-1 Rocket stores at Bois de Cassan. While over the target the squadron encountered heavy flak. During the return journey, Lancaster LS-P fell behind the r...... | |
  | The Attack on Villers Bocage by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Price : £90.00 | Lancasters of No.15 Squadron are shown releasing their bombs during the attack against German armour that had amassed in and near the French village of Villers Bocage on 30th June 1944. ED395 (LS-M), piloted by Fl Off W Hall, is in the background wi...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flt Sgt Robert P E Kendall |
         | Bomber Command Lancaster Art Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman Massive Discount Pack. Pack Price : £580.00 Saving : £680 | Aviation Print Pack - available for purchase by our customers and the art trade. ...... Titles in this pack : Summer Harvest by Gerald Coulson. Winter Ops by Gerald Coulson. Outbound Lancaster by Gerald Coulson. (C) Lancaster Lift-Off by Gerald Coulson. (C) Gunner's Moon by Ivan Berryman. Operation Manna by Ivan Berryman. Avro Lancaster B.1 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. The Dambusters by Ivan Berryman. Dambusters - Moment of Truth by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Bomber Command Night Bombing Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £95.00 Saving : £70 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Gunner's Moon by Ivan Berryman. (C) Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | WW2 Night Aviation Combat Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £120 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : No Turning Back by Robert Taylor. Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Messerschmitt Bf110 Night Fighter Aviation Prints by Ivan Berryman and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £60 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
| | Me110 Aviation art Prints by Ivan Berryman and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £245.00 Saving : £80 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Incident over Mannheim by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) |
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