Ronald Gustave Kellett
Ronald Gustave Kellett, (13 September 1909 – 12 November 1998) was an English stockbroker who became a flying ace during the Second World War while serving in the Royal Air Force. Early life Kellett was born in Eldon, County Durham, on 13 September 1909 and educated at Rossall School. After school he worked as a postboy at the Liverpool Stock Exchange before moving to London when he was aged 18 to join the stockbroking firm of Laurence Keen and Gardner. Royal Air Force Kellett joined No. 600 Squadron RAF, No. 600 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force in 1933. He was later to serve with No. 616 Squadron RAF. During the Battle of Britain he flew with No. 249 Squadron RAF and commanded No. 303 Squadron RAF, the first operational Polish fighter squadron. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Virtuti Militari 5th Class by the Polish Government. The following words about the Polish fighters were written in the 303 Squadron Chronicle by Kellett when he was leaving the unit: In December 1 ...
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Eldon, County Durham
Eldon is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles south-west of Bishop Auckland, a short distance from Shildon. It gives its name to the peerage of the Earl of Eldon, Earls of Eldon. The village became a civil parishes in England, civil parish, with a parish council, on 1 April 2003. It had previously been part of Shildon parish. The population of this civil parish as at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 327. References External links

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