Ricardo Losa

Flight Sergeant Ricardo Losa was a Cuban airman of the Royal Canadian Air Force who died during the Second World War.
He was born on 1 August 1916, in Havana, the son of Jose and Elvira Losa (née Perez). Losa enlisted on 9 January 1942, in Montreal, Quebec.Ricardo Losa, veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
As an air gunner with 49 Squadron RAF, Losa died on 16 December 1943 when his Avro Lancaster (serial JB545) was shot down by a German nightfighter during an operation against Berlin. It had been the crew's first operation, and they were one of 25 Lancasters lost on the raid.R Losa, 49squadron.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
He and his six crewmates are buried in Wolvega General Cemetery, Weststellingwerf.
==Notes==
==References==
*Losa, Ricardo, cwgc.org. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
Category:1916 births
Category:1943 deaths
Category:Cuban military personnel
Category:Canadian military personnel
Category:Royal Canadian Air Force
Category:Royal Air Force
Category:Buried in the Netherlands
Category:Flight Sergeants