Baker, Ronald Charles William Gibson
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald Charles William Gibson |
Surname | Baker |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND415 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 213. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1354336 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Lawrence Church, Revesby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Panelling |
Memorial Text | A wooden plaque remembering the people of Revesby who were killed during World War 2 and also the crew of ND415 who were killed when their aircraft crashed in the Parish |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Returned safely from the raid but, as it was preparing to land, the Lancaster was involved in a collision with a 57 Squadron Lancaster and crashed at Revesby, near Horncastle |