16 Facts About Ronald Hamlyn

Ronald Hamlyn was credited with having destroyed at least ten German aircraft.

Ronald Hamlyn flew Supermarine Spitfire fighters during the squadron's operations over Dunkirk as part of Operation Dynamo.

Ronald Hamlyn received his first squadron command in October 1941, being tasked with the formation of No 275 Squadron, an air-sea rescue unit.

Ronald Hamlyn remained in the RAF in the postwar period, serving until his retirement as a squadron leader in 1957.

Ronald Fairfax Hamlyn was born on 26 February 1914 in Harrogate, England, and was educated at Clifton House and Pocklington Grammar School.

Ronald Hamlyn proceeded to the next phase of training at No 8 Flying Training School at Montrose from which he graduated as a sergeant pilot.

At the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, Ronald Hamlyn was serving with No 72 Squadron.

Ronald Hamlyn's run of successes saw him awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.

In June 1941, Ronald Hamlyn, who had been commissioned as a pilot officer earlier in the year, was posted to No 242 Squadron.

Ronald Hamlyn received a substantive promotion to flying officer two months later.

Ronald Hamlyn later commanded No 276 Squadron, another ASR unit, which operated Walruses from Harrowbeer in Devon.

Ronald Hamlyn was posted to the headquarters of Bomber Command later in 1943, where he served as the ASR officer.

In February 1945 Ronald Hamlyn was assigned to instructing duties, firstly at No 41 Operational Training Unit and then with No 58 OTU, where he was serving when the war ended.

Ronald Hamlyn retired in the 1980s and moved to Sussex.

Ronald Hamlyn is credited with having shot down eleven aircraft, with one of these shared with other pilots.

Ronald Hamlyn is credited with one aircraft probably destroyed and one damaged.