Wright, Ronald William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald William |
Surname | Wright |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB422 |
Markings | OF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cardington (St. Mary) Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row R. Grave 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 176661 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | A153 Roadbridge over River Bain, Tattershall, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster PB 422 of 97 Sqn which crashed in the River Bain on 13 July 1945 after an air test |
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
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1945 |
End Date | 13-07-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing training |
Reason for Loss | Port outer burst into flames stalling over the village of Coningsby crashing near the River Bain near the old gasworks. |