The Airmen's Stories - P/O R V Baron

Rupert Victor Baron, of Highbury, London was commissioned in the RAF in April 1940 as a direct-entry Air Gunner.

On completion of training he joined 219 Squadron at Catterick in June 1940.

On October 12th he was flying as crew in Blenheim L1113 on a routine night patrol. Unexpected engine vibration was experienced and the pilot, P/O GM Head, throttled back. This action caused a high speed stall. Both men baled out but Baron's parachute failed to open. The aircraft crashed at Court Lodge Farm, Ewhurst.

Baron is buried in Sittingbourne and Milton Cemetery. He was 40 years old.