RITCHIE, Elton Roy
| Service Number: | 421626 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, 17 December 1923 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Canada, 14 June 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lost Airmen of the Empire, Patricia Bay, Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 421626, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 28 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 421626 | |
| 14 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 421626, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, 32 Operational Training Unit (RCAF Patricia Bay) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Hampden AJ992 crashed into the sea in bad weather about 20 km West of Cape Flattery - (Information sourced by Doug Rollins)
"...the Hampden Bomber had a known design flaw - the twin rudders were too small and if the pilot tried to bank at slow speed it would “yaw”, slide sideways and often not recover." - Peter Brand
Other Crew members who perished in that accident;
420751 Sgt. Allan Spencer LYNCH (/explore/people/636976) - RAAF of Bexley, New South Wales
126996 F/O George Cospatrick DOUGLAS-HOME (www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk) - RAF of Coldstream, Scotland
151391 P/O Charles SUGDEN - RAF of Bradford, Yorkshire
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