Hadley, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Hadley |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Florence Hadley. Husband of Muriel Hadley, of Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB216 |
Markings | GT-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 118. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 102608 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Squadron Motto | We light the way |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 483 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitoes and a further 5 Mosquitoes to drop decoy flares south of the city. 25 Lancasters Lost (5.2%) and many more were Lost on their return to England due to very poor weather across almost all airfields. The target was cloud covered so sky-marking was used with reasonable accuracy. Most of the bombs hit housing and railway assets- very little damage was caused to industrial premises. The cumulative damage to the railway system was beginning to impact Germany's ability to deliver supplies to the eastern front by this stage. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace with its highly-decorated and experienced crew |