TYLER, Robert Gordon
Plane was a North American B-25D Mitchell B5-144 which was engaged in a bombing operation over Dili. The aircraft was attacked by Japanese Mitsubishi zeros. Two crew were killed including the pilot B.J. Grummels and Robert Gordon Tyler, wireless operator and air gunner. Four crew members were rescued from the Timor Sea by an Australian destroyer.
Last Name
TYLER
Given Names
Robert Gordon
Service Number
408892
Date of Birth
11/09/1921
Birth Location
Ballarat VIC
Enlistment Date
20/06/1941
Enlistment Location
Melbourne
1Wags Start Date
24/07/1941
Course Details
WAGS Course 16
Intake Date
24/07/1941
Finish Date
03/05/1942
To
2BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
18/02/1943 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
18 SQN Nei
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Air ops 140 miles south of Dilli Timor
Date of Death
18/02/1943
Age
21
Cemetery / Memorial
Northern Territory Memorial Australia
Medals
Air Gunners badge 1939-45 Star Pacific Star 1939-45 War medal
Notes
Plane was a North American B-25D Mitchell B5-144 which was engaged in a bombing operation over Dili. The aircraft was attacked by Japanese Mitsubishi zeros. Two crew were killed including the pilot B.J. Grummels and Robert Gordon Tyler, wireless operator and air gunner. Four crew members were rescued from the Timor Sea by an Australian destroyer.
Posting on Death
18 Netherlands East Indies Squadron
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
