Robert Grosvenor (aviator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Grosvenor (aviator)
British World War I flying ace
Date of Birth: 25-May-1895
Place of Birth: Chester, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 12-Jun-1953
Profession: flying ace
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Robert Grosvenor (aviator)
- Captain Robert Arthur "Robin" Grosvenor was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories.He was the son of Helen Sheffield and Lieutenant Colonel Lord Arthur Hugh Grosvenor, a son of the 1st Duke of Westminster. Robin Grosvenor scored his first triumph on 6 December 1917 while flying a RAF SE.5a for No.
- 84 Squadron.
- He would not score again until 18 February, but during the next three months after that scored 15 more victories.
- His victory tally was split evenly between enemy aircraft destroyed and those driven down, at eight each.
- He shared a victory with another pilot in both categories.Postwar, Grosvenor married Doris May Wignall on 9 December 1925.
- He was elected as a member of the Royal Aero Club on 2 May 1929.Robin Grosvenor is buried in the churchyard of Eccleston Church near Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
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