F/Lt. C. A. C.Stone , DFC , 39424 , 263 Squdron

[brewerjerry]

Hi All,
F/Lt. C. A. C. Stone , DFC, 39424 .
A new guy for me, anyone know long he was with 263 Sqn, or what the rest of his war career was ?
cheers
Jerry

[Jagan]

I belive his memoirs were pubished as part of M C Cotton's Hurricanes over Burma

http://www.amazon.com/Hurricanes-over-Burma-Matthew-Cotton/dp/189869740X/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subj

[John Larder]

Stone, Cedric Arthur Cuthbert W/C 39424
'Bunny' Stone born Amritsar, India 8/12/1916.
Joined RAF 11/1936. 3 Sq. 2/1938 - 10/6/40 Bf109E & Ju87 14/5/40, Unconfirmed Ju87 same day. Share in HS126 12/5/1940 and another confirmed on same date. DFC 31/5/1940.
263 Sq. 10/6/40 replace Norwegian losses but posted to 245 13/7/30 as Flt. Commander.
607 Sq. 12/40 - 7/41, C.O 17 Sq. Sent to Burma. 24/1/42 Ki21 plus 2 Ki21 damaged. 27/28 Ki21, 21/3/1942 2 'Army 96' bombers on ground. Bar to DFC 10/4/42. C.O. 135 Sq. 11/43-11/44. W/C 222 Gp., Ceylon. Left RAF 1946, moved to SA 1947- early 60's. Died 1990 (Aces High - Shores/Williams)

[brian]

Hi guys

A wonderful character. I recall having a pub lunch and a few drinks with him and on another occasion having a drink with him and another great character Guy Marsland. Bunny had been a pre-war gentleman motor racer at Brooklands and elsewhere, and post-war was a professional artist of high repute.

Happy memories

Brian

[brewerjerry]

Hi All,
Many thanks for the replies and the excellent information.
cheers
jerry

[jossleclercq]

Hello,

There's a picture of him that I fancy a lot : he's posing with 3 other Hurricane pilots and a couple of French Morane pilots from Groupe de Chasse III/1, at Rely (Norrent-Fontes) airfield. The picture was probably taken on 13th May 1940, and appears, if my memory serves me well, in "Biggin on the bump", as well as in "Rely un aérodrome du Pas-de-Calais en guerre".

Wasn't he then a member of No. 79 Squadron, rather than No. 3 Squadron ? He's clearly shown on their ORB.

A most interesting character indeed.

Joss

[brian]

Hi Joss

More water in your claret!!

That was Donald 'Dimsie' Stones. He, too, was a great character. He once owned an alcoholic chicken!

Sadly I didn't have the honour of meeting him

Cheers
Brian

[jossleclercq]

Hello Brian,

Bad confusion of mine ! I should have checked my books instead of relying on my memory. Advanced signs of Alzheimer disease ?

Joss

[brian]

Don't say that, Joss, just put it down to bad wine, like I do!!

Cheers
Brian

PS I note that we are brothers-in-arms once again