Reeves, Ronald William (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-October-29

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Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Parents: Son of Herbert and Fanny Reeves, of Andover, Hampshire, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

1 GRS- General Reconnaissance School

Base

Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Service Numbers

133983

Final Burial

People's Cemetery
Plot 244 Sec 9

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Crew or Other Personnel

Anson N9688

Sergeant Cyril Herbert Bennett RCAF

Sergeant Bennett, Cyril Herbert (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-October-29
Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sergeant George Patrick Harris RCAF

Sergeant Harris, George Patrick (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-October-29
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pilot Officer Ronald William Reeves RAF

Pilot Officer Reeves, Ronald William (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-October-29
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Charles Howard Rudge RAF

Pilot Officer Rudge, Charles Howard (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-October-29
cemetery unknown

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:N9688

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-October-29. Anson I s/n N9688.

This accident involved 4 people. Bennett CH, Harris GP, Reeves RW, Rudge CH

This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer Ronald William Reeves RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:133983 Anson N9688, Pilot Officer Charles Howard Rudge RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:133986 Anson N9688, Sergeant Cyril Herbert Bennett RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/101488 Anson N9688, Sergeant George Patrick Harris RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/120045 Anson N9688

Unit Desciption

1 GRS (1 General Reconnaisance School)

The General Reconnaissance School trained pilots and air observers in the techniques required for ocean patrol. It was the equivalent to an Operational Training Unit (OTU), and last stop before aircrew were assigned to operations. The topics included DR Navigation, Astro Navigation, Compasses and Instruments, Meteorology, Signals, Reconnaissance, Coding, Ship Recognition, Aerial Photography, and Visual Signals.