Date of birth:

1904 (Salford/Greater Manchester, Great Britain)

Date of death:

December 11th, 1984

Service number:

50575

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Ronald Lambert was educated at Pendleton Grammar School and the Royal Technical College. He worked for an engineering firm in Salford for several years, and joined the RAF as a fitter and air gunner, serving two years in Egypt before returning to England shortly after the outbreak of war. He became a sergeant observer in 1938 and flew in Blenheims and Stirlings. He flew on 120 operations with Bomber Command and took part in the first bombing raid on Berlin as well as raids on the Dortmund Emms Canal and other major European targets. With 115 Squadron, he had the distinction of making the RAF's first bombing raid of the war on a mainland target – the enemy-held Norwegian airfield of Stavanger/Sola. He gained his commission in 1942.
After the war he served for three years at Headquarters Allied Airforces Central Europe, at Fontainbleau, France. He was subsequetly stationed at RAF Chivenor in 1958, as station armaments officer and was called in to diffuse a live mine discovered on the on the beach at Woolacombe Sands and a smoke bomb found by children in a garden in Bideford.
He retired from Chivenor in 1960.

Bevorderingen:
? Sergeant
? Warrant Officer
December 1st, 1942: Pilot Officer (probation)
June 1st, 1943: Flying Officer: Flying Officer (probation/war sub)
December 1st, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
January 1st, 1947: commissioned as Flying Officer and transferred to the Technical Branche
January 13th, 1953: Flight Lieutenant
December 31st, 1960: Retirement

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

July 30th, 1940

Recommendation:
“This airman has been continuously engaged as Air Observer on operational flying since the beginning of the war, his own personal
record being 5 long sweeps and 18 bombing operations. At all times he has displayed a very high standard of enthusiasm and an indefatigable devotion to duty under the most trying conditions when in action, while his unfailing cheerfulness during long periods of standing by and particularly when preparing for operations, have been of the greatest value in sustaining the high state of morale in his flight. In particular his sound navigation and backing of his Captain and Section Leader at the time, was largely responsible for enabling the Section to make successful dawn and twilight attacks, without loss, on Stavanger Aerodrome, on 14th April and 30th April, 1940, respectively.
Since the death in action of the remainder of his crew, he has taken over the duties of Navigator to his Flight Commander with undiminished cheerfulness and enthusiasm and continued to set the finest example to all ranks. The efficiency and imperturbability of this N.C.O. have undoubtedly been of the utmost value to his unit. He possesses a temperament which makes him ideally suited for employment in a heavy bomber squadron where his determination, courage and thoroughness have been well tested.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Warrant Officer

Unit:

No. 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

May 26th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - The London Gazette Issue 34910 published on the 30 July 1940
  - Fourt Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35574 published on the 22 May 1942
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