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12th March 2023, 22:17

bvs replied to a thread RAF Takoradi and the West Africa Reinforcement Route 1942 to 1943 in General Category

Hi Candleflame I use Imgur to post pics on here - I can copy/paste the BB code direct to the posts - any photo hosting site should work for that (eg...

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12th March 2023, 19:35

bvs replied to a thread RAF Takoradi and the West Africa Reinforcement Route 1942 to 1943 in General Category

Some RAF Radio Crystals - the TR9 crystals were smaller/slimmer than these but 'plugged in' in a similar way The '10X' number is the RAF stores...

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12th March 2023, 19:04

bvs replied to a thread RAF Takoradi and the West Africa Reinforcement Route 1942 to 1943 in General Category

Glad, Beau, Beauf, Balts Probably ... Gloster Gladiator Bristol Beaufighter/Beaufort Martin Baltimore Although I am assuming you had already...

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12th March 2023, 19:02

bvs replied to a thread RAF Takoradi and the West Africa Reinforcement Route 1942 to 1943 in General Category

Tx2RX ITR 9 no Xtals = No Xtals is possibly no Crystals - crystals were used in aircraft radios at that time and would have different 'crystals'...

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7th March 2023, 19:02

bvs replied to a thread Bomber Command's First Write Off - Hind K5428 17 July 1936 Location? in General Category

Hi Paul Is this Geoffrey Drain Lowe ? If so he was the father of Nick Drain Lowe - AKA 'the jesus of cool' and known for 'I love the sound of...

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7th March 2023, 07:15

bvs replied to a thread Log-in problem in General Category

At the moment - when I enter the website it appears I am not logged in - but if I select (say) General Category and go to that forum then I am logged...

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1st March 2023, 19:13

bvs replied to a thread J.C. MacGown, Pathfinder Group Medical Officer in General Category

I would take this to mean he did the Pathfinders Training Course at Upwood or Warboys (NTU),he would have no trouble flying a Lancaster as it looks...

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1st March 2023, 19:08

bvs replied to a thread J.C. MacGown, Pathfinder Group Medical Officer in General Category

You mean like the photo I posted in #14 Pete ? ;)

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1st March 2023, 08:46

bvs replied to a thread J.C. MacGown, Pathfinder Group Medical Officer in General Category

Hi David I would still go for the Miles M7 Nighthawk - just from the canopy/windscreen details - ie rear window + apparently deeper side windows...

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28th February 2023, 14:51

bvs replied to a thread J.C. MacGown, Pathfinder Group Medical Officer in General Category

Hi Greg Quite a few older guys qualified as Air Gunners - Lionel 'Sos' Cohen was a WW1 Observer - he flew many sorties as an Air Gunner during WW2...

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28th February 2023, 10:02

bvs replied to a thread J.C. MacGown, Pathfinder Group Medical Officer in General Category

Just looking again at the pic I posted above - I think the a/c is probably a Miles M7 Nighthawk,I guess there was no reason to prevent Doc MacGown...

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27th February 2023, 16:10

bvs replied to a thread J.C. MacGown, Pathfinder Group Medical Officer in General Category

Hi Greg Air Gunner was the 'easiest'/quickest crew position for non aircrew to qualify for This does appear to be the case with Doc MacGown...

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25th February 2023, 16:06

bvs replied to a thread Major Walshe, U.S. Air Corps in General Category

From the same web page

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25th February 2023, 16:03

bvs replied to a thread Major Walshe, U.S. Air Corps in General Category

From Together we served https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=328373

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24th February 2023, 16:35

bvs replied to a thread The pathfinder exam in General Category

Hi Greg Most crews completed the pre Pathfinder course (NTU) at Upwood/Warboys etc prior to joining a Pathfinder Sqn and as below would normally be...

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23rd February 2023, 07:58

bvs replied to a thread Rank reduction for airmen/ airwomen in General Category

Pre war RAF Apprentices did a 3 year course - and it was full time education of technical/practical and educational subjects so I do not think it was...

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22nd February 2023, 16:15

bvs replied to a thread Just a Boy... in General Category

Tom Dobney would take some beating for age though,he was captaining Whitleys on ops still below the age of 16.

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22nd February 2023, 09:21

bvs replied to a thread Rank reduction for airmen/ airwomen in General Category

Sorry had to go out for a while. The RAF trade groups at that time were numbered 1 (I) to 5 (V) The lower the trade group number - the better the...

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