Steer, Ronald (Flight Lieutenant)
Killed in Action 1943-August-16
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Roland Steer, and of Ethel Steer, of Keynsham, Somerset
Spouse:
Home: Keynsham, Somerset, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
61 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Purum Tonantes Thundering through the clear air
Base
RAF Syerston
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
147998
Keynsham, Somerset, England
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Lancaster DV186
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III DV186
Bombing Milan Italy 1943-August-15 to 1943-August-16
61 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Syerston
61 Squadron RAF (Per Puram Tunantes) RAF Syerston. Lancaster BIII aircraft DV 186 QR-R was shot down by a Focke-Wulf FW190 night fighter piloted by Leutnant Detlef Grossfuss of 2/NJG2, returning from an operation against targets in Milan, Italy. The Lancaster crashed at a farm near Le Bosc Robert, La Vespiere, Calvados, France with the loss of the entire crew and three French civilians on the ground
Flight Sergeant R A L Scott (RCAF), Flight Sergeant J D Pigeau (RCAF), Flying Officer F Clough (RAFVR), Sergeant A Hulmes (RAFVR), Sergeant P M H Salmond (RAFVR), Flight Lieutenant R Steer (RAFVR) and Sergeant H F Webster (RAFVR) were all killed in action
The civilians killed were: Mr. Almyre Girard, deputy mayor of La Vespiere (aged 78) Mr. Jean Houguet (aged 23) and the young Pierre Dupendant (aged 10)
Royal Air force Serial and Image Database
Lancaster DV186 (Bosc-Robert) - La Vespiere-Friardel on 16 August 194...
Lancaster DV186 Mk.I/III - Bombing Milan Italy - 1943-08-15 to 1943-08-16
6 Bomber Group August 15/16, 1943
88 Wellingtons from 432 Squadron were ordered on a mining operation to Lorient. The crews were over the garden at between 1,500 and 5,000 feet, releasing 16@1500 lb mines. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
61 Squadron RAF (Per Puram Tunantes) RAF Syerston. Lancaster BIII aircraft DV 186 QR-R was shot down by a Focke-Wulf FW190 night fighter piloted by Leutnant Detlef Grossfuss of 2/NJG2, returning from an operation against targets in Milan, Italy. The Lancaster crashed at a farm near Le Bosc Robert, La Vespiere, Calvados, France with the loss of the entire crew and three French civilians on the ground
Flight Sergeant R A L Scott (RCAF), Flight Sergeant J D Pigeau (RCAF), Flying Officer F Clough (RAFVR), Sergeant A Hulmes (RAFVR), Sergeant P M H Salmond (RAFVR), Flight Lieutenant R Steer (RAFVR) and Sergeant H F Webster (RAFVR) were all killed in action
The civilians killed were: Mr. Almyre Girard, deputy mayor of La Vespiere (aged 78) Mr. Jean Houguet (aged 23) and the young Pierre Dupendant (aged 10)
Royal Air force Serial and Image Database
Lancaster DV186 (Bosc-Robert) - La Vespiere-Friardel on 16 August 194...