Massie, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Massie |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ467 |
Markings | GB-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 6. K. 16-17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 206 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 48894 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 27-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Jena- to bomb the Zeiss optical works. 14 Mosquitoes took part of which 3 were Lost and the remaining 11 claimed very accurate bombing. Two further aircraft were Lost on return to base. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Diepholtz |