Fox, Ronald Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Richard |
Surname | Fox |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Ernest and Eleanor Elizabeth Fox, of Stechford, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK709 |
Markings | MG-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. C. 26. |
Epitaph | THE STRIFE IS O'ER, THE BATTLE WON, GOOD NIGHT, GOD BLESS YOU, MY LOVING SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1230170 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 462 aircraft, 23 losses (5.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the bombing was concentrated to the north east. This is an example of a phenomenon called 'creepback' where successive crews would release their bombs earlier and earlier on an effort to turn for home as quickly as possible. Fortunately the bombed suburbs included many industrial installations so some useful damage was caused. An air raid shelter packed with French and Russian PoWs was hit, increasing the death toll to 619, a new record. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Worms, Germany |