Pearce, Ronald Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Francis |
Surname | Pearce |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 17-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Charles and Kate Pearce, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV825 |
Markings | ZA-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Gen. Sec. K. Row 30. Grave 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339551 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Squadron Motto | Rem acu tengere (To hit the mark) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Location | Roadside location (off E6), F�ttenfjord, near �senfjord, Tr�ndelag Fylke |
Country | Norway |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone atopped with inert aerial sea mine and Tirpitz anchor chain link |
Memorial Text |
For Frihet Til minne om Allierte Flymannskaper fra RAF drept under angrep pa det tyske slagskipet Tirpitz i F�ttenfjord 1942
Translation "For freedom In memory of the Allied Aircrews from the RAF who died in attacks on the German Battleship Tirpitz in the F�ttenfjord 1942 " |
Miscellaneous Information
The rear gunner, F/S N J Coleman baled out and was slightly injured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/11 |
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 | 16-06-1944 |
End Date | 17-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Domleger- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 405 aircraft combined effort on four flying bomb sites. 1 aircraft Lost All sites were successfully hit. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed approximately 30 minutes after takeoff at Rawcliffe, SW of Goole, Yorkshire |