Ronald Richards
Service number
1834779
Military unit
78 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
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Date of birth
Date of death
05 Sep 1945 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Son of John Edward and Margaret Richards of Pear Tree Cottages, 36 Leeming Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse.
Siblings Olive Vera, born 1914 and Roy born in 1926.
Ronald's mother lived to 101 only dying in 1992.
Military history
Dakota IV. His base was Breighton Yorks, Transport Command.
Stalled and crushed during a night take off at Istres, possibly due to an optical illusion of mist appearing as high -ground to the pilot.
All 4 of the crew and 13 ground staff died in the crash and 9 other passengers were seriously injured.
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Photographs
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