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18th May 2022, 17:15

Kiwiwatch replied to a thread Abbreviation on 1939 Register entry? in General Category

Apologies, at the time it appears it was actually the Aeronautical Inspection Division apparently. Later to become a directorate. ...

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18th May 2022, 17:12

wwrsimon replied to a thread Abbreviation on 1939 Register entry? in General Category

Thanks for that Kiwiwatch - much appreciated! Regards Simon

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18th May 2022, 17:05

Kiwiwatch replied to a thread Abbreviation on 1939 Register entry? in General Category

Aeronautical Inspection Directorate.

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18th May 2022, 16:43

wwrsimon started a thread Abbreviation on 1939 Register entry? in General Category

Hello One of my local airmen, William Folger READHEAD, D.F.C., from Stockton-on-Tees, has the following on his entry on the 1939 Register under...

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18th May 2022, 16:22

wwrsimon replied to a thread Service Number 195398 in General Category

Alex Richard Curne, b. 1886: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6821287 Either scroll along the timeline until the end,...

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18th May 2022, 16:06

Resmoroh replied to a thread Service Number 195398 in General Category

Alex, 1590254 Alfred Charles Howard JOHNSON (195398) - Cmd 3 Mar 45 from Sgt. His OR number is mis-printed. "Curnr" also looks like a mis-print. ...

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18th May 2022, 15:50

Alex Smart started a thread Service Number 195398 in General Category

Hello, Service Number 195398. Found these two airmen with same number. Which was first to have the Number, and when was the second airman given...

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18th May 2022, 15:01

HughAHalliday started a thread F/O (later W/C) Thomas Bernard FITZGERALD - No.103 Squadron - DFC and bio in Archives, Original Material

FITZGEREALD, Thomas Bernard, Flying Officer (40783) later Wing Commander – No. 103 Squadron – Distinguished Flying Cross – awarded as per London...

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18th May 2022, 14:48

HughAHalliday started a thread Sub-Lt. Norman Kenneth TURNER - No.881 Squadron - DSC in Archives, Original Material

TURNER, Norman Kenneth Monteith, Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy – No. 881 Squadron – Distinguished Service Cross – awarded as per London Gazette dated 30...

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18th May 2022, 14:45

Andy Marden replied to a thread Bristol Blenheim anomalies in General Category

Looking at the serial batch N6140/N6242, three aircraft caught my eye. Referring to the Air-Britain serials book: N6155 114/West...

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18th May 2022, 14:27

HughAHalliday started a thread Flying Officer Patrick John Richard FLYNN, – Merchant Ship Fighter Unit - DFC in Archives, Original Material

FLYNN, Patrick John Richard, Flying Officer (119765) – Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (SS Empire Tide) – Distinguished Flying Cross – awarded as per...

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18th May 2022, 14:24

COL BRUGGY replied to a thread Wing Commander D.H Lee DFC in General Category

Hello, Squadron Leader to Wing Commander 1st July 1947. D H Lee, D F C (33140) ...

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18th May 2022, 13:24

Mike4898 replied to a thread Sgt William (Bill) Robinson RAF in General Category

This photo of the crew, ground crew and aircraft, apparently taken the morning the ME699 was shot down, 4th July 1944, turned up recently (long...

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18th May 2022, 11:16

cozzy711 replied to a thread loss of a Sunderland, 21 june 1942 in General Category

Rob 10Sqd RAAF ORB can be found on line at The Australian National Archives. Hopefully this link will work...

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18th May 2022, 11:03

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Reuben Frank Mercer 1085349 , attached to Number 3 Recruits Centre , died in Cranbrook Isolation hospital , Kent , of pneumonia secondary to diptheria

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18th May 2022, 10:52

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Stanley James Winton 1472349 , attached to RAF Hamburg, was killed in a MT accident

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18th May 2022, 10:49

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Leonard Arthur Edward Stokes 1161911 , attached to 73 Squadron , was killed when flying as a passenger in Hudson EW945 , when it was involved in a...

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18th May 2022, 10:45

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Alex Samuel Smith 1639154 , attached to Number 164 Signals Wing, was killed in a MT accident

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18th May 2022, 10:41

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Eric Arthur James Raven 1150322 , attached to RAF Bilda, died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident

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18th May 2022, 10:40

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Cyril Edward John Harris 3038897 , attached to Number 383 Wing, died at Beit Daras of an accidental gunshot wound

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18th May 2022, 10:38

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Stanley Victor Gilburt 1883201 , attached to AIR HQ Hong Kong, died from an accidental gunshot wound

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18th May 2022, 10:36

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Horace Louis Girling 1153238 , attached to AHQ Levant, was found injured at the side of a road and died in hospital of his injuries

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18th May 2022, 10:34

jonheyworth replied to a thread The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth in Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project

Peter Mason Curtis 3014218 , attached to RAF Rhensburg, was killed in a MT accident

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18th May 2022, 10:08

paulmcmillan replied to a thread Dakota KG520 - Bekasi Massacre in South East Asia Command (SEAC) - India, Burma & Far East

From The British Occupation of Indonesia 1945-1946 By Richard McMillan The largest set-piece retaliation by British forces against irregular...

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18th May 2022, 09:47

Charles Smith replied to a thread Wing Commander D.H Lee DFC in General Category

Peter, Thank you kindly. Chaz

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17th May 2022, 22:52

Rob Holland replied to a thread loss of a Sunderland, 21 june 1942 in General Category

Hi Col I am doing some research on my father and came across your post from 2013. Unfortunately the posted link to National Archives didn’t work and...

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17th May 2022, 21:28

AndrewClark replied to a thread Hurricane AM78 Request in General Category

You could well be right Alex, but how likely is it that he got two digits wrong? I guess we'll probably never know unless more 1690 B(D)TF logbooks...

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17th May 2022, 21:26

AndrewClark replied to a thread 1426 Enemy Aircraft Flight Spitfire escorts in General Category

That would also make sense, Pete102. Maybe there were adhoc arrangements for each visit.....

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17th May 2022, 20:07

pete102 replied to a thread 1426 Enemy Aircraft Flight Spitfire escorts in General Category

According to the Pocklington Station ORB, when they visited Pocklington and Marston Moor in May 1942 fighter escort was provided by aircraft from...

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17th May 2022, 17:44

HughAHalliday started a thread Flying Officer Frederick Arthur DARLINGTON – No.7 Squadron – DFC - cit and notes in Archives, Original Material

Flying Officer Frederick Arthur Darlington (174558) – No.7 Squadron – Distinguished Flying Cross – awarded as per London Gazette dated 16 February...

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