Brookwood - London Necropolis
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Flight Lieutenant Richard Carew REYNELL 32091
Born: Reynella, South Australia
Royal Air Force 43rd Squadron
Killed in Action 7-9-1940 aged 28years
Son of Colonel Carew & May Reynell
Husband of Marjorie Reynell, West End, Surrey
Born: Reynella, South Australia
Royal Air Force 43rd Squadron
Killed in Action 7-9-1940 aged 28years
Son of Colonel Carew & May Reynell
Husband of Marjorie Reynell, West End, Surrey
In August 1940, Reynell rejoined 43 Squadron to assess the Hawker Hurricane in combat conditions. In two weeks of combat he shot down one aircraft and scored several probables. On 7 September, Reynell was called back to Hawker to replace a pilot who had been killed. He elected to complete the day's flying operations. This was the day of the Luftwaffe's first large scale raids against London and his squadron of 12 aircraft attacked 100 German planes. Reynell's plane was shot down near Blackheath and broke apart. Reynell bailed out but his parachute did not open. Reynell survived bailing out with serious injuries but died at the scene.
Text: Wikipedia
Text: Wikipedia