Bows, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Bows |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Annie Bows. Husband of Thelma Bows, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME637 |
Markings | AS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 200. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40363 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Miscellaneous Information
Billeted in Nettleham near Lincoln with his wife Thelma at the time of his death |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | ME637 was one of four 166 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation, all lost without trace |