Haskins, Ronald Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Henry |
Surname | Haskins |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 16-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Olive Haskins, of Maylands, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA896 |
Markings | DX-D The Saint- He Will Be Back |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scampton (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New Part. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | WE HAVE LOVED HIM IN LIFE, LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 46 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415789 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Squadron Motto | Corpus non animum muto (I change my body, not my spirit) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1943 |
End Date | 16-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Milano |
Reason for Loss | Overshot and crashed on return to Scampton |