The Airmen's Stories - F/O R B Davies

Roy Blackburne Davies of Allerton, Lancashire was born on 19th October 1914 and joined the RAF on a short service commission and began his initial training course on 27th June 1938. He completed his flying training in the spring of 1939.

He went to 12 Group Pool Aston Down on 1st February 1940, converted to Blenheims and was posted to 29 Squadron at Debden on 6th April.

He remained with the squadron until 26th December 1940 when he was posted to 23 Squadron at Ford.

He joined 51 OTU Debden from 23 Squadron on 4th August 1941 for navigation duties.

His subsequent service is currently undocumented until he was released from the RAF in 1946 as a Squadron Leader.

Davies died in September 1972 in Redruth, Cornwall.