Squadron Leader MR Hill
Michael Rowland Hill
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Later rank
- Squadron Leader
- Squadron
- No 266 Squadron
- School
- St John's College, University of Cambridge, University of Cape Town
- Fate
- Killed in action, 12 March 1945
- In the book
- Pages 32, 51, 64
From the book
Links of Long Standing
CJ Laubscher was one of the earliest “University Air Squadron” members. The few others, included Johannesburg born CW Goldsmith and PHV Wells who were educated in England, studied mining engineering and were members of the London University Air Squadron. Bishops educated Anthony Ellerton Ryan Fry, another member of that Air Squadron had completed his degree and working in a Denmark brewery when he was called up after war was declared. Cambridge University Air Squadron members MR Hill, IBDE Hay and NJM Barry, a long-time school contemporary of Oxford University Air Squadron member Percy Burton.
Against Unfavourable Odds
St Johns College educated Michael Rowland Hill spent a year at the University of Cape Town before going to Cambridge. He joined the University Air Squadron, commissioned in 1938 and joined No 266 Squadron on September 28th, 1940. Hill spent several years in Salisbury as a flying instructor, returned to operational flying in 1944 but lost his life shot down in a No 19 Squadron Mustang on March 12th1945 32.