Flying Marines

1. Name	Richard Gordon SHOVE
2. Date Commissioned	1 September 1941
3. Date retired	Killed in flying accident 9 June 1949
4. Rank	Lieutenant RM
5. Awarded wings	January 1948
6. Flying schools	EFTS RAF Booker 10 April 1947 to 2 July 1947 SFTS RAF Ouston 3 July 1947 to 9 January 1948 OFS RNAS Lossiemouth 24 February 1948 to 10 August 1948 DLT Milltown 11 August 1948 to 16 September 1948
7. Aircraft types flown	Fighters: DH82, Harvard, Firefly, Seafire, Sea Fury
8. Squadrons	Ferry Flight, RNAS Stretton 14 October 1948 to 14 December 1948 768 Sqdn. RNAS Prestwick 15 December 1948 to 9 September 1949
9. Aircraft Carriers	None
10. Senior Appointments	None
11.Decorations	None recorded. Probably 1939-45 War Medal, Defence and Atlantic
12. General	Commissioned in 1941, Richard Shove's wartime service was at sea in HMS Norfolk, in SS Group and in 45 Commando. He transferred to the FAA on 27 November 1946 and trained as a fighter pilot, completing his training on 3 October 1948. Whilst serving in 768 Squadron he was at the Hawker factory at Langley flying a Sea Fury. Whilst taking off his engine failed and he crashed trying to return to the airfield. The crash occurred at Tver, Buckinghamshire on 9 June 1949 and he was unfortunately killed.