John Kenneth Ridley
Pilot Officer · 402754 · Australian
- Died
- 19 February 1943, aged 25
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 4 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 19 February 1943: Tours · Wilhelmshaven · Wilhelmshaven · Den Helder. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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19 February 1943
Flew Operation
Other, R5743 OL-K — Failed to return -
19 February 1943
Died
aged 25
Crew & operations
Flew as Other with No. 83 Squadron.
- Operation (19 February 1943) — aircraft R5743 OL-K (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: John McAllister (Other) · Albert Edmond Schildknecht (Other) · Leslie Knill (Other) · Joseph Sydney Holmes (Other) · Raymond Leslie Merrett (Other) · John Alexander Bright (Pilot)
Source: CWGC casualty record: RIDLEY, JOHN KENNETH → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission