Robert Ogilvie Day was born in
1922. When and where is not known at this time. He
was the son of Alfred Henry and Margaret Louise Day,
of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Not much is
known about Robert. He joined the Royal Air Force
before the war. He followed the ordinary career path
of an Air Force officer. He was a pilot. He was
promoted to acting Pilot Officer on 19 august 1939.
On 10 February 1940 he became a P/O on Probation. A
year later he was promoted to Flying Officer and
again a year later to Flight Lieutenant.
At some point
he was attached to 139 Squadron, which operated out
of Upwood with Mosquito fighter bombers. F/L Day was
a very experienced pilot. It is more than likely
that he flew previous tours and operations with
different squadrons. On 24 March 1945 he, and his
navigator, 33 year old Flight Lieutenant Thomas
Treby took off from Upwood in Mosquito KB367 for a
mission to Berlin. It would be F/L Day's 83rd
mission.
