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S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward | S/Ldr. Ronnie Sheward Flying Officer Ronnie 'Pablo' Sheward was an Argentine pilot that flew with Firmes Volamos. He was born in Temperley, Argentina in 1913 and was sent to England to finish his studies, returning to Argentina in 1930 to Cinco Saltos in the Argentine Patagonia. When World War Two began he moved to England in July 1940, joining his first operational unit, 164 Squadron where he flew Spitfires and Hurricanes. He moved from 137 Sqn to 263 and 266 Sqn, and took part in the first attack ever by rocket armed Hurricanes on September 2nd 1943 against the doors at the Hansweert Canal in Holland. During the raid his Hurricane FJ-B was damaged. F/O Sheward and 164 Sqn flew night raider attacks to Abbeville on September 15th 1943 in FJ-B which had been repaired. In December, Sheward was promoted to Flight Commander and transferred to 137 Sqn, finishing the war as Squadron Leader with a DFC. After leaving the RAF after the war he stayed in the UK. |
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