BEAL, Ronald Andre
| Service Number: | 412883 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Yenda, New South Wales, Australia, 19 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Yenda, Griffith, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Tortorella, Italy, 27 January 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bari War Cemetery Plot XV, Row B, Grave 14 Roll of Honour - Yenda, NSW, Bari War Cemetery, Bari, Apulia, Italy |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yenda R Andre Beal Memorial Plaque, Yenda WW2 War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 412883 | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 412883, Enlisted at Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ronald and Louise Beal of Bethune, NSW
Plane was Wellington X LN 380 of 70 Squadron which crashed at Tortorella Landing Ground, Italy
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Ronald Andre Beal 412883 (Captain - Pilot); Flight Sergeant Frederick Ronald Clayton 414199 (Navigator Bomb Aimer); Flight Sergeant William Frederick Brenton 417453 (Air Bomber) were killed in the loss of Wellington LN380 of 70SQN RAF which crashed 5 miles ENE of Foggia in Southern Italy
The aircraft was detailed to carry out an operational flight from Tortorella Landing Ground but it crashed shortly after take-off and later the bombs exploded. The aircraft was seen to be on fire after making one circuit of the drome and burning parts were seen falling from the fuselage by eye witnesses.
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