Second World War RAF pilot from Maldon who flew top secret

A DECORATED RAF pilot who was born in Maldon and flew agents into occupied Europe during the Second World War has died aged 96.Leonard Fitch Ratcliff was born in Maldon on July 27, 1919. He began his career in the RAF Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as a pilot, also marrying Betty Stewart that year.Joining No 49 Squadron at Scampton near Lincoln in July 1941, over the next six months he flew 30 operations, the majority to industrial targets in the Ruhr and to Hamburg.He also flew...