John L.H. Richards

Flight Lieutenant – Pilot

Educated QRC, PO to FO Jan 43.

[Source: CMHA]

2 additions to “John L.H. Richards”

  1. Jerome Lee adds:

    RICHARDS, JOHN LEICESTER HAZELL Initials: J L H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Age: 27 Date of Death: 01/04/1945 Service No: 47726 Additional information: American D.F.C. Son of John Macdonnell Richards and Gladys Hazel Richards; husband of June Richards, of Kings Ripton, Huntingdon. Educated at QRC. Of St Vincent & Trinidad. Flying accident. MM328 – PRXVI – PRDU – Broke up in air during auto-pilot trials over Southrop Glos. 1.4.45 F/L J.L.H. Richards was the pilot of Mosquito PR.XVI MM328. His passenger F/O W.E. Robinson was an electrical officer. They were carrying out a test flight of a GEC Auto Pilot. Source: RAF Benson ORB Crew: F/Lt (47726) John Leicester Hazell RICHARDS (pilot) RAF – killed F/O (134972) Williams Ernest ROBINSON (nav.) RAFVR – killed Source: http://aviation safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=145886 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot H/1. Grave 176. Cemetery: OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY

    August 9th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
  2. Dunan Richardson adds:

    His uncle was Leicester Atkinson who was the Doctor with the support team to Robert Falcon Scott’s ill fated journey to the South Pole in 1912

    October 14th, 2012 at 2:15 pm

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