Fountain, R F
- Name on memorial: Fountain, R F
- Memorial panel: Centre
- Full name: Ronald Frederick Fountain
- Rank: Flight Sergeant
- Service details: 1600411, 464 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Age at death: 21
- Date of death: 18/11/1944
- Birth place: Banbury
- Parents: Reginald Fountain and Kate E Gilkes
- Mother's maiden name: Gilkes
- Parents' marriage details: Banbury Sep-19
- Wife: unmarried
- Wife's maiden name: unmarried
- Marriage details: unmarried
- Cemetery: ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
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Additional information:
Ron Fountain was born in Banbury, went to Grimsbury Council School in School View and lived at 33 Grange Road. Before joining the RAF in 1942 he worked at Cheney Printers and was also the Banbury ATC sergeant, and we believe there is a wooden plaque at the ATC centre commemorating his name. He trained in Canada like many British aircrew and eventually became a navigator/wireless operator. His sister says he was overjoyed to find out that he was going to Mosquito fighter bombers within RAF 464 Mosquito squadron. He was stationed at RAF Emsworth, Thorney Island in Hampshire and started operations in September 1944. Ron only flew nine ops, his last being on a night intruder mission in west Germany. He was in a squadron of 15 Mosquitos on the night of November 18th 1944, sadly his Mosquito was the only one not to return. He was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Holland and crashed in Appledorn. Ron and his pilot Johnny Beer both died in Hospital and are buried in Arnhem War Cemetery. Ron was due to marry his fiancee Joyce Moore. Strangely enough it was Ron's sister Beryl who put the call through to Ron’s parents stating he hadn’t returned from his mission, as she was a telephonist during the war.Ron Fountain was shot down returning from a night intruder operation in West Germany. He had only been on opps for about six months. His Mosquito NT189 SB-O was shot down by Anti Aircraft Guns over Apeldoorn. F/Sgt Fountain was the navigator and Warrent Office Jack Alfred Beer (age 22) was the pilot. Both are buried in Arnham Oosterbeek War Cemetery.Source: Ron's nephew Gareth Rees.
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