Wing Commander RE Ridgeway
Richard Edwin Ridgeway
Named in the book
- Rank
- Wing Commander
- Honours
- DSO
- Squadron
- No 40 Squadron
- School
- Hilton College
- Fate
- Survived the war
From the book
More than a “Few” South Africans
Richard Edwin Ridgeway, educated at Hilton College, joined the RAF in 1937 and served in the Middle East with No’s 216 and 70 Squadron’s before the war. An RAF Cairo HQ Staff Officer, he took command of No 40 Squadron in 1942, flying Wellingtons in difficult Middle East desert conditions. Awarded the “Distinguished Service Order” in 1943, his service detail has not been sourced but he retired as a Group Captain in 1958.