Chandos, Ronald George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald George |
Surname | Chandos |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5492 |
Markings | LQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Glasgow (Eastwood) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. (New Part). Grave 568. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 950324 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9151 (P362373/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1941 |
End Date | 18-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Dinghy broke loose from its stowage and jammed the elevators which sent the aircraft into a steep dive leading to structural failure. Crashed 2 miles NNE of Pocklington |