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Ronnie Sheward | S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward Flying Officer Ronnie 'Pablo' Sheward was an Argentine pilot that flew with Firmes Volamos. He was born in Temperley, Argentina in 1913 and was sent to England to finish his studies, returning to Argentina in 1930 to Cinco Saltos in the Argentine Patagonia. When World War Two began he moved to England in July 1940, joining his first operational unit, 164 Squadron where he flew Spitfires and Hurricanes. He moved from 137 Sqn to 263 and 266 Sqn, and took part in the first attack ever by rocket armed Hurricanes on September 2nd 1943 against the doors at the Hansweert Canal in Holland. During the raid his Hurricane FJ-B was damaged. F/O Sheward and 164 Sqn flew night raider attacks to Abbeville on September 15th 1943 in FJ-B which had been repaired. In December, Sheward was promoted to Flight Commander and transferred to 137 Sqn, finishing the war as Squadron Leader with a DFC. After leaving the RAF after the war he stayed in the UK. |
Items Signed by S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward |
  | Clipped Signature - Tony Hallett. Price : £70.00 | Tony Hallett completed more than 100 sorties in ground-attack Typhoons with No.198 Sqn and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Clipped alongside the signatures of George Wood and Ronnie Sheward - George Wood survived being shot do...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - George Wood. Price : £70.00 | George Wood survived being shot down in a Whirlwind of No.263 Sqn in 1943, returning to the UK to fly Typhoons with No.197 Sqn for the rest of the war. Clipped alongside the signatures of Tony Hallett and Ronnie Sheward - Tony Hallett comp...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - Ronnie Sheward. Price : £70.00 | Ronnie Sheward was an Argentine pilot who studied in England, and returned to the UK to join the RAF on the outbreak of war. Flying Spitfires and Hurricanes with 137, 264 and 266 Sqns, he took part in the first ever attack by rocket armed Hurricane...... | |
  | Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. (AP) SOLD OUT | RAF Hawker Typhoon Mk IBs of 609 Squadron embark on a ground attack mission, head for targets in Northern France. Once initial problems with the tail section were resolved the Typhoon proved to be extremely rugged and reliable and was ideally suited...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward |
| Squadrons for : S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 26th August 1945 Do right, fear naught | No.137 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 21st November 1942 Fate : Disbanded 31st August 1945 Findimus caelum - We cleave the sky | No.197 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1963 Ex ungue leonem - From his claws one knows the lion | No.263 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1964 Rhodesia Hlabezulu - The stabber of the sky | No.266 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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