Flying
Officer Ronald Olaf Moen
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Died
on 12-Aug-1944 while based at Lantheuil, France.
The
following entry is from 439's War Operations Record Book (Form 540):
Good weather all day
which paved the way for another three operations. The tough day cost
our Squadron two pilots, J/22034 F/O Dickie Moen and J/20587 F/O Ernie
Allen. This
was a very sad blow to us, as Dickie was the Squadron Comedian and
artist and an accomplice to F/O Jake Ross in many a lively prank in
the Squadron......
The
following entry is from 439's War Operations Book (Form 541): At
almost the same instant, at 5000 feet over the same area between the
same bridge (Le
Pont des Vers)
and the town of Athis, the aircraft flown by F/O R.O. Moen was struck
in the radiator by light flak. Moe pulled away from his flight and
headed about due northeast losing height rapidly as he went. F/O Brown
J. who was flying as his number two, followed him down. Moen
jettisoned his hood at 1000 feet and crashed landed near St. Pierre de
Vicille (T816396). The aircraft exploded and burned on contact with
the ground. No hope is held for "Dickie" Moen.
Following
entry is from The
Canadian Virtual War Memorial website courtesy
of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
J/22034
F/O Dickie Moen is buried at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, United Kingdom.
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