RIDGWAY, JOHN THOMAS, J T Flight Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 425752 Royal Australian Air Force Age 25
Posting on Death: 466 Squadron.
Their Halifax HX242 aircraft was last seen approaching the village of St Armand des Hautes, Terres, France, & appeared to explode mid air. There were no survivors
The crew members of HX242 were:
Flight Sergeant Kenneth George Coleman (418810) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Bryan James Dowling (419165) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Joseph George (1869090) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant John Ernest Thomas Kingham (411336) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Joe Oshlack (410560) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant John Thomas Ridgway (425752) (Bomb Aimer)
Flight Sergeant Owen Leslie Tyte (424928) (Navigator).
Information on the events leading up to the crash can be viewed at:
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/ridgway-john-thomas-425752/
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour Toowoomba Qld, also his name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Gilbert Mark and Rachel Ridgway; husband of Florence Margaret Ridgway, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Posting on Death: 466 Squadron.
Their Halifax HX242 aircraft was last seen approaching the village of St Armand des Hautes, Terres, France, & appeared to explode mid air. There were no survivors
The crew members of HX242 were:
Flight Sergeant Kenneth George Coleman (418810) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Bryan James Dowling (419165) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Joseph George (1869090) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant John Ernest Thomas Kingham (411336) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Joe Oshlack (410560) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant John Thomas Ridgway (425752) (Bomb Aimer)
Flight Sergeant Owen Leslie Tyte (424928) (Navigator).
Information on the events leading up to the crash can be viewed at:
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/ridgway-john-thomas-425752/
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour Toowoomba Qld, also his name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Gilbert Mark and Rachel Ridgway; husband of Florence Margaret Ridgway, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
RIDGWAY, JOHN THOMAS, J T Flight Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 425752 Royal Australian Air Force Age 25
Posting on Death: 466 Squadron.
Their Halifax HX242 aircraft was last seen approaching the village of St Armand des Hautes, Terres, France, & appeared to explode mid air. There were no survivors
The crew members of HX242 were:
Flight Sergeant Kenneth George Coleman (418810) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Bryan James Dowling (419165) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Joseph George (1869090) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant John Ernest Thomas Kingham (411336) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Joe Oshlack (410560) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant John Thomas Ridgway (425752) (Bomb Aimer)
Flight Sergeant Owen Leslie Tyte (424928) (Navigator).
Information on the events leading up to the crash can be viewed at:
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/ridgway-john-thomas-425752/
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour Toowoomba Qld, also his name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Gilbert Mark and Rachel Ridgway; husband of Florence Margaret Ridgway, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Posting on Death: 466 Squadron.
Their Halifax HX242 aircraft was last seen approaching the village of St Armand des Hautes, Terres, France, & appeared to explode mid air. There were no survivors
The crew members of HX242 were:
Flight Sergeant Kenneth George Coleman (418810) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Bryan James Dowling (419165) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Joseph George (1869090) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant John Ernest Thomas Kingham (411336) (Rear Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Joe Oshlack (410560) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant John Thomas Ridgway (425752) (Bomb Aimer)
Flight Sergeant Owen Leslie Tyte (424928) (Navigator).
Information on the events leading up to the crash can be viewed at:
https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/ridgway-john-thomas-425752/
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour Toowoomba Qld, also his name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Son of Gilbert Mark and Rachel Ridgway; husband of Florence Margaret Ridgway, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
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