Richard Norton Beaty
MilitaryJoined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, Morlaix disaster, crash landed in his Spitfire IX BS148 in a field near Kingsbridge, Devon due to fuel starvation. Critically injured, but survived his injuries. 26-9-42.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
- Date: 19 August 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
30 January 1920 | ||
Other Crashed |
Kingsbridge, Devon, UK | 26 September 1942 | Morlaix disaster, crash landed in his Spitfire IX BS148 in a field near Kingsbridge, Devon due to fuel starvation. Critically injured, but survived his injuries. 26-9-42. |
Died |
26 February 1965 | ||
Buried |
Greenwood Union Cemetery Rye, Westchester County, NY | 28 February 1965 | Greenwood Union Cemetery Rye, Westchester County, New York |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 26 September 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons
https://1942morlaixdisaster.wordpress.com/the-pilots/
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons
https://1942morlaixdisaster.wordpress.com/the-pilots/