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Richard L Jones

Name : Richard L Jones Died : 7th March 2012

Richard Jones was born in 1918 and in July 1940 Richard Jones was posted to 64 Squadron at Kenley, flying Spitfires. He was involved in heavy fighting over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during July and August. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain, in October, he moved to 19 Squadron flying Spitfires from Fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. Near the end of the Battle of Britain, Pilot Officer Richard Jones was shot down during a dogfight over Kent with Me 109s. Jones crash landed his Spitfire in a field, colliding with a flock of sheep - he would go on to write in his log book "Crashed into a load of sheep. What a bloody mess!"After the Battle of Britain, Richard Jones became a test pilot for De Havilland at Witney in Oxfordshire, and test flew thousands of Hawker Hurricanes and other types, including civil types. After the war Richard Jones joined the RAFVR and started a long career in the motor industry. Sadly Richard Jones passed away on 7th March 2012.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.64 Sqn RAF	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown		Spitfire
No.19 Sqn RAF	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown		Spitfire

Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew

Clipped Signature - Richard L Jones.

The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Graeme Lothian. (H)

Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian. (J)

Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor.

High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (H)

In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (C)

Spitfire Alley by Ivan Berryman. (APB)

Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman. (AP)

Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (I)

The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (H)

Height and Sun by Robert Taylor.

Fleeting Moments by Philip West.

A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (APB)

High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B)

Valiant Response by Robert Taylor.

Close Call by Robert Taylor.

Ramrod by Robert Taylor (B)

Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (C)

The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor.

Into the Blue by Simon Atack.

Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson. (AP)

Tangmere Hurricanes by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)

Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)

Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (AP)

Spitfire! by David Pentland. (P)

Doe's Griffin by David Pentland. (P)

Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. (APB)

Spitfires of No.611 West Lancashire Squadron by Ivan Berryman. (APB)

Peaceful Interlude (Spitfires) by Ivan Berryman. (APB)

Inspiration by John Young.

High in the Sunlit Silence by Michael Rondot. (C)

Portrait of Pilot Officer Richard Jones, 64 and 19 Sqn by David Pritchard

Tigers Prey by David Pritchard. (B)

Churchills Few by David Pritchard

Aircraft for : Richard L Jones
A list of all aircraft associated with Richard L Jones. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351	Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

Squadrons for : Richard L Jones
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Richard L Jones. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.19 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st September 1915 Possunt quia posse videntur - They can because they think they can Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.19 Sqn RAF	No.19 Sqn RAF o. 19 Squadron was formed from a nucleus provided by No. 5 Reserve Squadron at Castle Bromwich on 1 September 1915. It was almost a year later that the Squadron went to France, flying contact patrols with BE12s before re-equipping with French-built Spads. These were used to strafe ground troops during the battles at Arras, Messines Ridge and Ypres. Early in 1918, Sopwith Dolphins arrived and these were used in bomber escort duties. A year after the end of the War, the Squadron was disbanded reforming on 1 April 1924 at Duxford. The Squadron remained at Duxford throughout the inter-war years with a succession of fighters: Siskins, Bulldogs and Gauntlets receiving Spitifre on the 4th August 1938 The Squadron was stationed in the UK after the outbreak of the Second World War,the Squadron fought well over the evacuation at Dunkirk where they lost 4 aircraft for the destruction of 13 E.A.'s. The Squadron destroyed 2 He 111's on the night of the 19th of June 1940, and was part of No. 12 Group RAF, RAF Fighter Command, during the Battle of Britain. 19 Squadron formed part of the Duxford Wing, 12 Group's 'Big Wing' formation. Later versions of Spitfires were flown until the arrival of Mustangs for close-support duties in early 1944. After D-Day, No. 19 briefly went across the English Channel before starting long-range escort duties from RAF Peterhead for Coastal Command off the coast of Norway. After world war two the squadron flew at first de Havilland Hornets and later a variety of jet fighter aircraft including the Hawker Hunter fighter then re-equipping with English Electric Lightning, (1962 - 1964) at that time 19 Sqdn was based at RAF Station Leconfield. The Squadron and the sister Squadron 92 were called upon as fast response interceptors during the "cold war", later being disbanded on 9 January 1992. Their final location before being disbanded was RAF Wildenrath in Germany near Geilenkirchen
No.64 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st August 1916 Fate : Disbanded 16th June 1967 Tenax proposite - Firmness of purpose Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.64 Sqn RAF	No.64 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from November 1944.

Last edited : 15:18, December 7, 2012
Last editor : DataStream

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