Shafer, Ronald Frederick Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Frederick Douglas |
Surname | Shafer |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Charles and Louise Shafer, of Earley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB476 |
Markings | PH-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wokingham (St. Paul) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | West Part. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1835745 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ulceby Cross, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In the early hours of March 4th 1945 Lancaster PB476 (PH "Y") of 12 Squadron R.A.F. Wickenby crashed near this spot the victim of a Luftwaffe intruder This memorial is placed here, on the 50th anniversary of the crash to Commemorate the crew members who d |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder during the Luftwaffe's Operation Gisela, the Lancaster crashing near Alford, one of more than 20 shot down over England in what was the last major operation of the German air force |