Ranson, Barrie Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Barrie Stanley |
Surname | Ranson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Harold and Winifred Annie Ranson, of Hove, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD318 |
Markings | AL-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tubbergen (Albergen) Roman Catholic Cemetry |
Grave Reference | Grave 6. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER YOUNG HE WAITS FOR US IN GOD'S ETERNAL HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1850117 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1943 |
End Date | 30-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 712 aircraft, 20 losses (2.8%). Three diversionary raids (Düsseldorf, Leipzig and Magdeburg) together with poor weather on the approach, caused enough disruption to prevent many night-fighters intercepting the main force. Berlin was again cloud-covered. The local report and Bomber Command's own report are at odds regarding the concentration of the attack. 182 people were killed on the ground and a further 10000 were bombed out of their homes but otherwise, little significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Attacked from the rear by a night-fighter and crashed from 19000' on Hengelo. The order to bale out was given when the aircraft became extremely difficult to control |