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5th June 2022, 04:44

Jagan started a thread Form 765c / AIR81 files related to Hawker Hurricanes in General Category

Requesting help from members who may be holding on to AIR81 files related to Hawker Hurricane related incidents/ losses. I have noted that many of...

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20th June 2022, 17:29

wwrsimon started a thread Some help with an unidentified loss, 1940? in General Category

Hello everyone I came across the following story in the Sunday Sun (a local Newcastle-upon-Tyne newspaper, nothing to do with that Sun...) of...

16 replies | 273 view(s)

25th June 2022, 11:44

Henofred started a thread Sgt. William C. Aney (American in the RCAF) in General Category

Hello/Bonjour, I am looking for the Squadron (a RCAF Squadron I suppose) in which Sgt. William C. Aney (service number T-10601561) served after...

13 replies | 216 view(s)

17th June 2022, 08:53

Charles Smith started a thread Squadron Leader Arnold Peer Philipson 37081 RAF in General Category

Twenty-nine year-old Welshman, Squadron Leader Arnold Peer Philipson last just five days on No.620 Squadron. A pre-war regular trying to determine...

11 replies | 225 view(s)

16th June 2022, 11:31

Beagletorque started a thread 940035 Reginald Tarry B:16 Mar 1918 Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England in General Category

Has anyone any information about 940035 or 3013287 Reginald Tarry? He may have been a rear gunner on heavy bombers at some point. He parachuted...

12 replies | 165 view(s)

5th June 2022, 12:06

Mikkel Plannthin started a thread 2 SFTS, Woodbourne, New Zealand - help needed to interpret service record in General Category

The Danish volunteer in the RNZAF, Hjalmar Lorens Tambour was posted to 2 SFTS following 4 EFTS. I am not certain how to interpret different entries...

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23rd June 2022, 12:43

wwrsimon started a thread 221 Squadron loss, c.February 2nd 1944? in General Category

Hello Can anyone help me with an ID for a 221 Sqn Wellington, lost on (or just before?) February 2nd 1944. I've got the crew as follows, but...

9 replies | 233 view(s)

16th June 2022, 10:00

Pierre BABIN started a thread 248 Sqdn Mosquitoes Tsetse, A/A patrol 11.04.1944 : information required in General Category

Hello, On 11th April 1944 eight "Mossies" from RAF N°248 Squadron, including six Mosquitoes VI and two Special Detachment Mosquitoes XVIII...

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17th June 2022, 20:01

Richard.K started a thread RAF Service files. in General Category

Hello. Just wondering if an operations list would be in a pilots service file. I have many RAF pilots that flew in 6 Group without any second dickie...

7 replies | 224 view(s)

5th June 2022, 15:12

ianh started a thread DFC award, Gordon James HARVEY in General Category

Hi all. The above chap is buried in our local churchyard. Just wondering if he received his DFC for anything specific, or was it a general citation?...

7 replies | 158 view(s)

22nd June 2022, 08:54

Moonraker started a thread S/L Thomas Roberts - commissioned from the ranks in General Category

I'm currently struggling with some research into the life and career of Thomas Roberts who commanded the Transit Camp at Pollsmoor in S Africa 1945. ...

7 replies | 123 view(s)

25th June 2022, 17:55

22crafkit started a thread I H GARRETT , RAAF , flying from England? in General Category

Hello there I’ve come into possession of a ww2 English made RAAF officers cap named to a I H GARRETT and would love to find out about him any help or...

7 replies | 122 view(s)

7th June 2022, 07:15

Phil Listemann started a thread Spitfire JL178 crash - 451 Sqn in General Category

Hello, This Spitfire JL178/BQ-M crashed on 10 or 12 March 1944 but no details are given about the circumstances. Does anyone know, including who...

6 replies | 179 view(s)

31st May 2022, 16:18

Mikkel Plannthin started a thread Authority for eg DFC and campaign stars in Britain and Commonwealth in General Category

I have a question regarding the authority for awarding for instance the DFC or campaign medals that were issued in Britain and the Commonwealth. The...

6 replies | 251 view(s)

18th June 2022, 16:13

Charles Smith started a thread Squadron Leader Edward Creighton Fyson 40103 in General Category

Hi, Following the previous success with S/Ldr Philipsen. Looking for PRE August 1943 details on Squadron Leader Edward Creighton Fyson 40103. Any...

6 replies | 146 view(s)

20th June 2022, 08:26

bloodhound1234 started a thread No 6 and 7 AACU in General Category

Does anybody have any specific information where individual aircraft of these two units were based? I believe both units HQs were at at Ringway ...

7 replies | 135 view(s)

21st June 2022, 15:40

PeteT started a thread Air Pilotage Duties (Inter-War) in General Category

Can anyone advise me on the following: When an officer was posted to the squadron for "Air Pilotage Duties" (inter-war), what was their role? ...

6 replies | 98 view(s)

3rd June 2022, 23:21

Alex Smart started a thread 401024 - Unacounted Airmen - 24-10-1940 in General Category

Hello, 401024 - Unacounted Airmen - 24-10-1940 From Henk's List - REPUBLIC of IRELAND SHEA, Jack - AC2c - 1177116 - RAFVR - 935...

7 replies | 142 view(s)

24th June 2022, 06:35

paulmcmillan started a thread New to me RAF Form 659 - Aka RAF Airman Death Certificate in General Category

All just had access to an Air 81 file and it includes (new to me) a 2 part RAF Form 659 - which is best described as an RAF Airman Death Certificate...

6 replies | 113 view(s)

6th June 2022, 17:59

Matt Poole started a thread Basic genealogy - ROY STUART ANDREWS, ex-215 Sqn Liberator WAG in South East Asia Command (SEAC) - India, Burma & Far East

Will a genealogy guru kindly help me find some basic info on the late ROY STUART ANDREWS of the Melbourne area in Australia? Roy died on 22 March...

7 replies | 112 view(s)

7th June 2022, 11:05

wwrsimon started a thread Cause of Mosquito MM196 M5-Q loss, November 16th 1944? in General Category

Hello again all I'd like to try and find more details about, or the cause for, the loss of this Mosquito of 128 Sqn, which came down in...

5 replies | 163 view(s)

22nd June 2022, 20:25

bloodhound1234 started a thread Hurricanes PZ749 and PG583 in General Category

Hi Can anybody furnish me with the squadon/unit both these Hurricanes served with circa late September 1944. I dont have a copy of the relevant AB...

5 replies | 137 view(s)

9th June 2022, 17:25

paulmcmillan started a thread RAF Halton Service Number Blocks - Can anyone confirm ? Book: History of...... in General Category

I have obtained the following RAF Halton Service Number Blocks Can anyone with “History of Royal Air Force Halton No.1 School of Technical...

5 replies | 129 view(s)

3rd June 2022, 23:24

Alex Smart started a thread 401026 - Unaccounted Airmen - 26 - 10 - 1940 in General Category

Hello, 401026 - Unaccounted Airmen - 26 - 10 - 1940 From Henk's List - SOUTH AFRICA OWEN, Harry - Air Corporal - 95735 - SAAF. ...

6 replies | 123 view(s)

8th June 2022, 15:51

paulmcmillan started a thread Can anyone ID a 749 Sqn Accident at Piarco Aerodrome Trinidad 2nd Sept 1942 ? in General Category

Can anyone ID a 749 Sqn Accident at Piarco Aerodrome Trinidad 2nd Sept 1942 ? At least 5 casualties FAA, 749 Sqn, Goshawk, air crash ...

6 replies | 118 view(s)

1st June 2022, 17:30

HughAHalliday started a thread Supersonic bale-out, S/L Tony Svenson, RAF, attached RAAF, 7 December 1964 in Archives, Original Material

Spink auction catalogue of 25 September 2001 offered a Caterpillar Badge (estimated value 300-360 pounds) earned by Squadron Leader Tony Svenson,...

4 replies | 104 view(s)

25th June 2022, 15:46

Resmoroh started a thread RAF Peterborough/Westwood History in General Category

Hello All, I’m re-visiting (Peterborough/Westwood Airfield Author: Resmoroh Time Stamp: 14:40:43 Monday, August 6, 2007) a thread which is archived...

4 replies | 67 view(s)

20th June 2022, 14:02

HughAHalliday started a thread LV907 "Friday the Thirteenth" in General Category

Completed 128 sorties - a record for Halifax aircraft. Has there been a detailed history of this aircraft published anywhere, perhaps in "Flypast"...

4 replies | 131 view(s)

31st May 2022, 13:00

Andy Marden started a thread Bristol Beaufort anomalies in General Category

Beaufort DD879 appears in the Air-Britain serials book as: 1 OADU Engine cut; crashlanded at Maidaguru, 15.4.43 "The Beaufort File" says: ADUME...

4 replies | 123 view(s)

2nd June 2022, 13:57

Resmoroh started a thread Bbmf in General Category

Hello All, BBMF looked good over central London at lunchtime today! The weather was kind to them - and to those viewing from the balcony of a Royal...

3 replies | 205 view(s)

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