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7th January 2021, 21:12

jonheyworth started a thread Jon’s illiterate updates for Jagan in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Michael John berry 163055 died in hospital Of illness

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3rd January 2021, 06:10

Ian Brown started a thread Seeking information on F/Sgt Nicholl and Andrew Halcro in General Category

A bit of a long shot, but is there any way to identify the full names and service numbers of the following? F/Sgt Nicholl, as of November 1939...

25 replies | 693 view(s)

9th January 2021, 13:41

CZ_RAF started a thread DC explosion effect on vessel in General Category

Hi all, I would like to consult the effect of a DC explosion on a fishing vessel? I expect only a shake in case of close explosion, but that...

17 replies | 495 view(s)

4th January 2021, 16:38

Freshman started a thread Fairchild Argus and Cornell in ACSEA in South East Asia Command (SEAC) - India, Burma & Far East

In parallel to my request on the General Forum for leads of M.E. Argus movements - may I ask if anyone has copies of the various Indian and ACSEA ...

20 replies | 563 view(s)

3rd January 2021, 23:01

Ian Lauder started a thread What does the R prefix to a service number mean in General Category

I found a picture of my father pilot James Lauder with airmen whom I assume were his Stirling bomber crew when he was posted to 218sqdn in 1943....

19 replies | 639 view(s)

4th January 2021, 17:45

PeteS started a thread Bomber Command suitable map - Lincolnshire to Europe in General Category

I know I cant be the first member here to search for a large wall map showing Lincolnshire on one edge and showing Koenigsberg (Kaliningrad)/ Munich/...

16 replies | 428 view(s)

23rd January 2021, 18:10

Andy Marden started a thread Bristol Blenheim anomalies in General Category

As some may have noticed, I have been reading Graham Warner's Bristol Blenheim opus (2nd Edition). It really is a fine book and an interesting read....

15 replies | 295 view(s)

3rd January 2021, 14:46

Freshman started a thread Fairchild Argus in the Mediterranean & Middle East. in General Category

May I ask if anyone has copied the ORBS of the various M.E. & M.A.A.F. Communication Flights and M.U's which contain references to "Fairchild" or...

15 replies | 386 view(s)

27th December 2020, 20:40

lancasterlm342 started a thread Map - sheet 7 germany in General Category

Hi Whilst looking at correspondence from June 1949 from the RAF Liaison Officer with the American Graves Registration Commission to Air Ministry...

14 replies | 550 view(s)

12th January 2021, 15:36

CZ_RAF started a thread RAF aircraft periodic inspections in General Category

Hi all, I am looking for any good source regarding aircraft periodic inspections and things around. Is there any online source please? I suppose...

13 replies | 292 view(s)

4th January 2021, 18:54

Bertrand H started a thread Spit aboard the Liberty ships John J McGraw and Samsylvan in General Category

Hi, At the end of December 1945 or in early 1946 two Liberty ships the John J McGraw and the Samsylvan sailed to French Indochina with 28 Spit LF...

12 replies | 378 view(s)

20th January 2021, 16:48

Welshbob started a thread Resigned RAF 1947 in General Category

My uncle resigned from the RAF in March 1947, having joined in 1937. He was posted to 101 PDC which I believe was at Warton at the time and released...

14 replies | 189 view(s)

7th January 2021, 08:36

Resmoroh started a thread Airframe Registration Errors in General Category

Hello All, Found some strange airframe registrations while collating some of the POWs: A389, 112 Sqn, Flt Lt Neville BOWKER PoW 1941-11-26 B2553,...

11 replies | 357 view(s)

16th January 2021, 12:14

Fish_1960 started a thread Bristol Beaufighter TF.Mk.X weapons in General Category

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could let me know if the Mk X Beaufighters carried rockets AND torpedo's at the same time, or did they carry one OR the...

9 replies | 262 view(s)

10th January 2021, 22:37

PeteT started a thread Scale of Effort in General Category

Was there a particular form used to advise stations / squadrons of the scale of effort required, or was it sent by telex or phone?. If there was a...

8 replies | 279 view(s)

1st January 2021, 13:52

PeteT started a thread "Tiny" Hall (35 Squadron) in General Category

Can anyone assist with identifying service number / forenames of "Tiny" Hall who served with No 35 Squadron. A post war article suggests that he was...

9 replies | 248 view(s)

22nd January 2021, 18:06

PeteS started a thread 13 (RCAF) Squadron 29 Aug 1944 Baltimore FW535 in General Category

I've never delved into researching RCAF squadron's in the Italian campaign of 1944, I am told this is 13 (RCAF) ? I am struggling to find the ORB to...

8 replies | 119 view(s)

30th December 2020, 11:28

78SqnHistory started a thread Unidentified Wellington Crash September 1942 in General Category

Good morning all, I am looking for some help in answering two questions, both concern a RCAF Navigator, John Leslie Gemmel. In a wartime newspaper...

7 replies | 318 view(s)

11th January 2021, 19:06

CZ_RAF started a thread Churchill and his staff trip to Yalta Jan-Feb 1945 in General Category

Hi all, I would like to ask if there is known which squadrons took part in transporting of Primer Minister Churchill and his staff to Yalta in...

9 replies | 232 view(s)

7th January 2021, 20:05

Andy Marden started a thread 211 Sqn Blenheim loss 2 Dec 40 in General Category

Warner lists Blenheim I L4866 of 211 Sqn as being abandoned at Araxos in Greece after a forced landing on 2 Dec 40. L4866 was of course a Blenheim...

8 replies | 299 view(s)

14th January 2021, 17:37

PeteT started a thread POW Liberation Questionnaires in General Category

With the restrictions on file numbers that were imposed when the archives re-opened to the public after the first lockdown, my TNA copier decided...

7 replies | 188 view(s)

23rd January 2021, 23:09

Big Makk started a thread Mosquito ML975 - Lost 16-6-1944 in General Category

Good evening. Still researching our local 1939-1945 war memorial near Preston, Lancs. Currently looking at above aircraft and crew, F/O's BRANDWOOD...

9 replies | 180 view(s)

2nd January 2021, 15:37

CZ_RAF started a thread Lancaster Emergency Exits questions in General Category

Hi all, I am researching case of crew bale out from Lancaster and I would appreciate help with following questions: 1. Having only very poor...

7 replies | 275 view(s)

29th December 2020, 22:34

robin bird started a thread Fateful flight around the Horn in General Category

Just before the fateful Lerwick crash at Helensburgh the pilot Flt Lt Alexander flew Sunderland W3967, Around the same time at Helensburgh Sqd...

7 replies | 296 view(s)

16th January 2021, 10:39

Marks started a thread 12-7-1945 Hudson FK455 EACF Kenya crash in General Category

'The Price of Peace - A catalogue of RAF aircraft Losses between VE Day and End of 1945 Colin Cummings 12-7-1945 FK455 Hudson VI East Africa...

6 replies | 163 view(s)

30th December 2020, 17:25

SteveVincent started a thread Boeing 247 DZ203 in RAF Service in General Category

Hi Everyone, I'm undertaking a little research on DZ203 prior to assembling a scale model kit... I've established that the aircraft served as a...

6 replies | 248 view(s)

16th January 2021, 17:03

Bob started a thread RAF Tangmere ControlTower in General Category

I wonder if anyone can supply the answer to this question I have been asked? What was the exact date that the control tower was built at Tangmere...

7 replies | 141 view(s)

22nd January 2021, 18:25

Steve Smith started a thread P/O E.D Levens 195 Squadron recovered from the sea. in General Category

Hi, Flying Officer Edward David Levens, Pilot, RAFVR was killed onNovember 23rd 1944 while serving with No.195 Squadron. The Squadron ORB...

6 replies | 134 view(s)

16th January 2021, 12:12

Fish_1960 started a thread Hawker Tempest MkV armament in General Category

I was wondering if there was anyone who could confirm the amount of ammunition carried by Hawker Tempests Mk V's, with the Hispano Mk V cannon,...

6 replies | 191 view(s)

24th January 2021, 14:22

Greg Bloomfield started a thread Pierre clostermann in General Category

I have just read an article on Clostermann and his number of victories. Under the French system of allocating scores he was credited with 33,...

5 replies | 187 view(s)

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