Personnel Index - Detail
Name
RITCHIE
First Names
W
Rank
Sgt
Service
RAF
Service Number
Not known
Crew Position
Flight Engineer
Posting In
Posted in 1/45 and out 5/45
Flew 18 operations with 49Sqn............including one Exodus trip.
May 4, 1945; EXODUS 2:
After a two-day stand down, the squadron was again alerted for another Exodus operation. On Friday 4 May, 49 Squadron was detailed to fly to Melsham near Brussels, and return ex-PoW's to Wing near Leighton Buzzard. Take-off commenced at 14.50hrs, and 12 crews were on the flying programme. F/O Corley was one of the twelve crews.
"Posted out" 2002.