Fielding, Ronald Smith
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Smith |
Surname | Fielding |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin and Edith Maud Fielding, of Cliviger, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9153 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 83. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 655280 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
On loan to Coastal Command at the time |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/492/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/492/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Chivenor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an enemy fighter. All of the crew perished. |