Rackham
Paul Captain a CF-104 pilot with 439, was killed on the 09 May
1973, while on an exchange mission in Norway when his 104 crashed on a
final approach
(landing pattern) at Bodo, Norway
Rancourt
Cpl Airframe Technician, Sabres Circa 1963
Rankin
L.C. Squadron
Leader and
CO 123 Sqn. Former affiliation was with the
newly revived
School of Army
Co-operation (22 Oct 1941)
which was the fore-runner of 123 and later 439 Sqn as
a flight lieutenant, and had remained with it until September 1942; he
left then for some weeks to take a staff course at Kingston, Ontario,
at the end of which he was struck off strength to Eastern Air Command Headquarters.
Nine days later he was posted back to No. 123 as C.O., and remained in command until the unit went
overseas.
He was then
posted to R.M.C.
(Royal Military College) as Air
Staff Officer
Rassenti
N.H., Nick, F/O, J22462, Pilot, 23 May 1944 - 20 Nov 1944. An original
from 123 Sqn. Posted out to Redhill 7. Tour Expired Apr 1944. Posted out
27 Nov 1944
as an instructor at Aston Down.
Rawlins
E.A.
Ground crew first mentioned as a LAC (Leading Aircraftsman) belonging to the newly
designated 123 Squadron circa 24 Feb 1943.
Raymond
FR
Francis Robert "Frank"
F/O 32292
F-86
Sabre
Pilot Circa 1953 - 25 Sep 1953 posted to
the new Ferry Flight to be formed in Canada.
In 1957 he joined Canadian Pacific
Airlines where he stayed until his retirement in 1990. Passed away
unexpectedly at his residence, Waterloo, Ontario on Tuesday, September
2, 2005, at the age of 72 years. A detailed bio can be found at Pilot
Fashions.com
Pilotsfashion.com Captains Profile .
Read
J.W.
Ground crew first mentioned as a Cpl belonging to the newly
designated 123 Squadron circa 24 Feb 1943.
Redmond
F/O F-86 Sabre
Pilot Circa 1958 - Nov 1958 posted to Flying Instructors School (Harvards)
Reifer
F/O F-86 Sabre
Pilot Circa 1958 -
Reucker
HC F/O 13511 F-86
Sabre
Pilot Circa 1953
Rice
F/O Sabre
Pilot Circa
1959 -
Rieschman
HF F/O 14979 F-86 Sabre
Pilot Circa 1953 - 25 Sep 1953 posted to
438 Reserve Squadron at Montreal
Rioux
Fern, Served as 439 Squadron Warrant Officer (SWO).1987-1989.
This air force disciplinarian position is equivalent to that held by a
sergeant-major. Depending on the size of the squadron, the
incumbent rank could be that of a Warrant Officer (WO), a Master
Warrant Officer (MWO) or a Chief Warrant Officer (CWO).
Risley
, Don, P/O Typhoon Pilot Circa 20
January 1945
Roach
R.G., Dick, T/WO I, R80946, Typhoon Pilot with 439 Sqn 06 Feb 1945 - 30 June
1945. Native of
Toronto, Canada. Posted to 402 Sqn.
Roberts
J., Jack, F/O, J27349, Typhoon Pilot, 14 Aug 1944 - 28 Mar 1945. Tour Expired
with 96 sorties, totalling 106:10
operational hours and giving him a grand total of 718:15 flying
hours. .
Robinson
Herb Cpl, Technician, Instrument & Electrical, Sabres Circa
1963 -
Robinson
LAC Airframe
Technician, Sabres Circa 1963
Ross
Jake, F/O, Pilot, an original from 123 Squadron days. Citizen of the
USA, he was shot- down 15 June 1944......."As the Squadron was pulling out of the target area, heavy flak from Caen ?????
destroyed the aircraft flown by F/O Jake Ross, the tail
section of his machine was shot-up, the engine caught
fire and crashed, but Jake bailed out and it is presumed
that he landed safely in the front line just 1 mile
north of Caen. His parachute opened nicely."
Unfortunately he was captured and spent the duration as a POW.
Ross K.D.,
Ken, F/L, J13016 / J15316, Pilot, 06 May 1945 - 22 July 1945. Posted into
439
from 83 GSU for a second operational tour on the 8th of May,1945.
He
did not fly on operations with this Squadron (439) but had flown on
operations on his first tour, completing 45:00 operational hours and
has a grand total of 695:40 flying hours.
Posted to 421 Squadron
22 July 1945
Ross
V.W.S , Squadron Leader CO of
the School
of Army Co-operation which was reopened at Rockcliffe, Ontario on
the 22 October 1941. On 15 Jan 1942 the School was re-designated
123 Squadron (the
forerunner of 439) .
Rothwell
AS Cpl
17796 F-86 Sabre Circa 1952
Roy Paul
Cpl, Technician, Instrument & Electrical, Sabres Circa
1963 -
Rozdaba
F/O Sabre
Pilot Circa Oct 1953 -
Runions
WE Sgt 4147 F-86
Sabre Circa 1952
Ruse
J.A., F/O, J44188, Pilot, 15 July 1945 - ????
Russel
Cpl Airframe Technician, Sabres Circa 1963
Ryan
F/O Sabre
Pilot Posted in from Chatham, N.B.Circa Nov 1953 -
Ryan
Art, F/S Technician, Instrument & Electrical, Sabres Circa
1963 -
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