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Ronald Walter Long

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long

September 16, 1944
The North Sea

Military Service

Service Number:

J/18760

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information

Son of Mr. J.W. Long, of Windsor, Ontario.

Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long has been honoured by having Long's Creek named after him. The location of Long's Creek is in Yukon (115F16- 61° 54’ 01”- 140° 13’ 36”)

Commemorated on Page 368 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ESBJERG (FOURFELT) CEMETERY
Denmark

Grave Reference:

A 13 21

Location:

Esbjerg is a port in south-western Jutland. ESBJERG (FOURFELT) CEMETERY is about 3 kilometres to the north of the town, off the road to Hjerting, along the Gravlundvej.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Ronald Walter Long– Photo taken of Ronald Long while in training. (Via Henry Pedersen) Used with permission of Sven Flensted www.flensted.eu.com Air War Over Denmark.

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    Photo of Ronald Walter Long – Photo taken of Ronald Long while in training. (Via Henry Pedersen) Used with permission of Sven Flensted www.flensted.eu.com Air War Over Denmark.
  • Photo of Ronald Walter Long– Photo of F/L Ronald Long, D.F.C. He was Pilot on Lancaster III PB527 of 405 (RCAF) Sqdn which took off 16 Sept. 1944 at 22.35 from Gransden Lodge on an operation to Kiel, Germany. The aircraft failed to return and is thought to have crashed in the North Sea. (Via Henry Pedersen) Used with permission of Sven Flensted www.flensted.eu.com Air War Over Denmark.

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    Photo of Ronald Walter Long – Photo of F/L Ronald Long, D.F.C. He was Pilot on Lancaster III PB527 of 405 (RCAF) Sqdn which took off 16 Sept. 1944 at 22.35 from Gransden Lodge on an operation to Kiel, Germany. The aircraft failed to return and is thought to have crashed in the North Sea. (Via Henry Pedersen) Used with permission of Sven Flensted www.flensted.eu.com Air War Over Denmark.
  • Cemetery– Photo of Fourfeld Cemetery, Esbjerg. The story is on www.flensted.eu.com Air War Over Denmark. The body of one other crew member was found: F/S (WAG) Alan W. Gowdey, RAF, was buried in Sønderho cemetery on 17 June 1945 after having been buried by the Wehrmacht on the beach near Sønderho in the fall of 1944. It is not known where the body of F/L Long was found. The bodies of Canadian WO2 (AG) John Raike and the RAF crew were not found and their names are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. They are: Sgt (FE) Ronald I. York, F/L (N) Robert Brook DFC, P/O (AB) Gordon J. Edwards DFC, F/S (WO) William D. Leavesley.

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    Cemetery – Photo of Fourfeld Cemetery, Esbjerg. The story is on www.flensted.eu.com Air War Over Denmark. The body of one other crew member was found: F/S (WAG) Alan W. Gowdey, RAF, was buried in Sønderho cemetery on 17 June 1945 after having been buried by the Wehrmacht on the beach near Sønderho in the fall of 1944. It is not known where the body of F/L Long was found. The bodies of Canadian WO2 (AG) John Raike and the RAF crew were not found and their names are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. They are: Sgt (FE) Ronald I. York, F/L (N) Robert Brook DFC, P/O (AB) Gordon J. Edwards DFC, F/S (WO) William D. Leavesley.
  • Citation for Distinguished Flying Cross (D F C)– Citation for the D.F.C.

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    Citation for Distinguished Flying Cross (D F C) – Citation for the D.F.C.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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