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No. 578 Squadron Royal Air Force    578 Squadron was formed in January 1944, flying Halifax mkIII They flew from the following airfields: Snaith. from 14 January 1944 to 6th Feb. 1944 Burn. from 6th Feb. 1944 to 15 April 1945.   14th Jan 1944 Detachment 21st Jan 1944 Ops 30th Mar 1944 Aircraft Lost 21st Jul 1944  22nd Feb 1945 578 Squadron Halifax lost If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Logbooks Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession? If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you. View Logbook entries Those known to have served with No. 578 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. Barton VC. Cyril Joe. (d.31st March 1944) Blake P.. Sgt. (d.2st Feb 1945) Blundell L. Sergeant Callingham J. Flight Seargeant Coram T S. Pilot Officer Holdstock Reginald Thomas William. F/Sgt. Inge C. Sargeant Maton Ronald J.. (d.31st Mar 1944) McLean Daniel. Flying Officer Morgan Leonard Robert. Sgt. (d.24th March 1944) Pink Philip Claude. Flt.Sgt. (d.21st Jul 1944) Pope DFC. Percy William S. Sqd.Ldr. Ridley J A. Sargeant (d.11th September 1944) Rix James A. Sergeant Roberts DFM. Reginald Leonard Arthur. Sgt. Tregoning J M. Flight Seargeant Ward DFM, George Dudley. Sgt. Westmoreland DFC. George. Flt/Lt. Williams William Henry George. F/O. (d.22nd Jan 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 578 Squadron Royal Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about No. 578 Squadron Royal Air Force? There are:2004 items tagged No. 578 Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Ronald J. Maton 578 Sqd. (d.31st Mar 1944) Ronald Maton was a Wireless Operator in 578 Squadron, stationed at RAF Burn. He was killed on 31st March 1944 at Silverstone, whilst returning from raid on Nuremburg. David Rogers Add to this record. Sargeant J A Ridley 578 Squadron (d.11th September 1944) Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley Ron Rix Add to this record. Sargeant C Inge 578 Squadron Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley Ron Rix Add to this record. Flight Seargeant J Callingham 578 Squadron Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley Ron Rix Add to this record. Flight Seargeant J M Tregoning 578 Squadron Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley Ron Rix Add to this record. Sergeant L Blundell 578 Squadron Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley Ron Rix Add to this record. Pilot Officer T S Coram 578 Squadron Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley Ron Rix Add to this record. Sergeant James A Rix 578 Squadron My uncle, James A Rix, flew from RAF Burn with 578 Squadron in 1944. Handley Page Halifax III, NA568 LK-Q, took off 11th September 1944 16.04 hrs, Op: Gelsenkirchen. The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed 18.30 hrs. in Kirchhellen. All crew survived and made POW except Sgt J A Ridley who sadly was killed. Sgt J A Ridley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Crew: P/O T S Coram RAAF Sgt L Blundell F/S J M Tregoning F/S J Callingham RCAF Sgt C Inge Sgt J A Rix Sgt J A Ridley I have a copy of the crew photo taken at my uncle's wedding shortly before being shot down. James Rix now lives in Australia with his wife and had 3 daughters Ron Rix Add to this record. Sgt. Reginald Leonard Arthur Roberts DFM. No. 578 Squadron Reginald Roberts served as a flight engineer with his squadron, which was a heavy bomber (Halifax Mk. III) unit that was part of RAF No. 4 Group. His squadron was initially based at RAF Snaith but later moved to RAF Burn. Ron Roberts Add to this record. Sgt. George Dudley Ward DFM, 578 Squadron My Grandfather, George Ward, was awarded the DFM as he was a Rear Gunner on the Halifax in 578 Squadron. He survived the war and passed away in 2007. Emily Lightfoot Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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