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ELLIS, Ronald Vernon

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rank: S/L
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 47416 )
born: United Kingdom

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73 squadron

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21/07/1940 this 73 Squadron aircraft (Hurricane L3470) landed on a flooded / waterlogged part of Church Fenton airfield, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft tipped on its nose. The pilot and aircraft had been flown over to Leconfield as a forward operating base to undertake patrols and had returned to Church Fenton, landing with two others at 18.30hrs.
Pilot - Sgt Ronald Vernon Ellis RAF.



09/03/1944 A newly-built Spitfire from Castle Bromwich crashed near Elmdon while on its test flight. Test pilot S/Ldr R V Ellis AFC DFM was injured.

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RAF 73 1940-06-01

Aircraft:

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S/Ldr Ellis flew Hurricanes before June. 1943-05-31
JK667 Return from Zuara. 1943-06-01
ES142 Local 1943-06-10
ES280 Local 1943-06-13
JK667 To Zuara 1943-06-27
JK726 To operations landing ground. 1943-07-02
JK726 From operations landing ground 1943-07-02
S/Ldr Ronald Ellis left the Squadron today. 1943-07-12

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