450308 - Unaccounted Airmen - 08-03-1945

[dcrossman]

many thanks Simon - I have seen COFE but not ploughed through it extensively yet - went through the entire 84 Sqdn record pdf with 380 pages yesterday looking at movement orders until my eyes bled!!

[dcrossman]

Thanks Peter - I'll check that out too

[dcrossman]

Many thanks Alex - this is the missing link I was after. I read that 53 Sqdn had Hudsons and later became 62 Sqdn and eventually merged with 225 Gp ending up in Sumatra/ Java in 1942.

Danny

[OscarDoddson]

Hi COL BRUGGY,
Just enquiring on how you came by this information, and if you were related to any of the men involved. Alan Dowson Dodd is my great uncle, and I know my grandad still sorely misses him. If there is any extra information you have would you be able to post it? I think some finality would really help my grandad. Many thanks,
Oscar

His service number is 1671632. Cheers.

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello Oscar, welcome to RAFCommands,

My sources of information on the loss of 220 Sqn Liberator KG913, are as follows:

1/Personal files I have on 422812 W/O Neville Vincent RYAN RAAF.

2/ Go to: https://www.awm.gov.au/index.php/collection/C1252711 - download, then go to p.140 of 308.
3/ https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=5525970 - see:pp.9-10 of 25 - Mild Warning - potentially upsetting, be careful when passing on information to sensitive people.

Can't help with anything further.

Col.

[OscarDoddson]

Many thanks Col, your help is much appreciated.
Oscar