- Died
- 30 July 1943, aged 23
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Ronald Edward Goodwin was a Flying Officer, service number 49147. CWGC records his death on 30 July 1943, aged 22, and his burial at Hamburg Cemetery. The London Gazette and RAFCommands award records identify his DFM.
The general web search did not return a detailed, service-number-matched loss page for Goodwin in this pass. The safe account therefore remains based on CWGC, Gazette and the RAFCommands award index. Those sources establish his name, rank, service number, death date, burial location and award. No aircraft, squadron, operation, family detail or loss circumstance is asserted here because the checked search results did not provide those facts with enough certainty. This record should be revisited through RAFweb, IBCC or squadron ORB material before any richer narrative is added. These records tie the same name to the same service number, award trail and casualty date, reducing the risk of confusing him with another airman of similar name.
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 30 July 1943: Hamburg · Düsseldorf · Remscheid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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30 July 1943
Died
aged 23 -
10 August 1943
Gazetted: DFM
Distinguished Flying Medal
Awards
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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) — gazetted 10 August 1943
