The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945

Surnames Commencing with O


Name ODDY, Clifford 'Cliff'
Number 1218157
Rank Flight Sergeant
Nationality British
Born Leeds, Yorkshire, 2 August 1922
Arrived 8 June 1944
Departed 17 July 1944
Notes KIFA in mid-air collision with Flt. Sgt. R. Short at Lympne, 17 July 1944, aged 21; son of Clifford & Catherine Oddy of Armley, Leeds, & husband of Elsie Oddy of Headingley, Leeds; buried in Armley Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire, Section G, Grave 1219

Name O'NEILL, Desmond Hugh
Number 40638
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality Irish
Born Unknown
Arrived 29 September 1940
Departed 11 October 1940
Notes KIFA in mid-air collision with Sgt. Plt L. R. Carter, baled out but parachute failed, 11 October 1940, aged 25; son of Lt.-Col. Edward M. M. & Ethel M. O'Neill of Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland, & husband of Muriel O'Neill; buried in Streatham Park Cemetery, Surrey, Square 7A, Grave 12104

Name OVERALL, Horace Ernest Herbert 'Pookie'
Number 39331
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality Canadian
Born Canada, 1913
Arrived 7 August 1937
Departed 6 November 1939
Notes KIFA 6 November 1939, aged 26; son of William J. & Annie S. Overall of Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada; buried in Catterick Cemetery, Yorks., Church of England Section, Row M, Grave 4

Name OXENHAM, Russel Edwin George
Number 1317677
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Unknown, ca. 1922
Arrived ca. 26 August 1942 (first mentioned on this date)
Departed 24 September 1942
Notes KIFA during air-to-ground firing off Newcastle, Northern Ireland, 24 September 1942, aged 20; son of Edwin G. & Olive I. Oxenham of Mutley, Plymouth; buried in Plymouth Efford Cemetery, Devon, Section C, General Grave 9740

Name OXSPRING, Robert Wardlow
Number 40743
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, 22 May 1919
Arrived ca. 13 October 1941
Departed 28 December 1941
Decorations DFC (1940), 1st Bar to DFC (1942), 2nd Bar to DFC (1943), Dutch Flying Cross (1947), AFC (1949)
Notes Retired February 1968, retaining Wing Commander

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