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27th November 2023, 19:11

JDCAVE started a thread Looking for AIR 14/3377 and AIR 14/3378, Interception and tactics: night and day repo in General Category

I am looking to obtain the Interception and tactics: night and day reports for 1944 June-1945 Jan (AIR 14/3377) and 1945 Jan-1945 May (AIR 14/3378),...

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27th November 2023, 17:27

JDCAVE replied to a thread RAF Station Radio Call Signs in General Category

Thanks Jérémie. Yes, the Form B’s have all of the code names for the master bombers, etc. I have all of these for dad’s ops. For Chemnitz,...

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26th November 2023, 17:27

JDCAVE replied to a thread Form 'F' Fighter Command Combat Report in General Category

Thanks Brian. I have also found the 11-Group narratives useful in understanding the fighter cover provided by Group to Bomber Command daylight...

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26th November 2023, 15:07

JDCAVE replied to a thread Form 'F' Fighter Command Combat Report in General Category

I’m surprised there are no ORB appendices listed for fighter command squadrons and where these might be given. Combat reports for Bomber Command...

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25th November 2023, 16:02

JDCAVE replied to a thread RAF Station Radio Call Signs in General Category

Daz. Yes, I talked to a colleague yesterday and he basically confirmed what you said, but he did add that the squadron call-sign revolved through a...

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25th November 2023, 01:12

JDCAVE replied to a thread RAF Station Radio Call Signs in General Category

Jérémie, Daz. Thanks for your replies. Have any of the call signs for aircraft survived? I understand that call signs were also provided to aircraft....

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24th November 2023, 02:19

JDCAVE replied to a thread RAF Station Radio Call Signs in General Category

That rings a bell! Thanks so much Daz! Jim

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23rd November 2023, 20:37

JDCAVE replied to a thread RAF Station Radio Call Signs in General Category

Jérémie: I would be interested in learning the Radio Call sign for Middleton St. George, late 1944-1945. Thanks! Jim

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20th November 2023, 17:04

JDCAVE replied to a thread 12 Squadron ORB Appendices for 1943? in General Category

Got it! It's AIR 27/170 for all WWII war years. Jim

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20th November 2023, 16:55

JDCAVE started a thread 12 Squadron ORB Appendices for 1943? in General Category

I am searching for the 12 Squadron (Bomber Command) Appendices for 1943. The RAF Commands search engine indicates Squadron Number: 12 Appendices: Y...

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20th November 2023, 14:05

JDCAVE replied to a thread Cologne 'A', 'B' and 'C' in General Category

Hi Geoffrey: are these “Letter Codes” available for German Targets for the late 1944-1945 period? I would be interested in the description of those....

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18th November 2023, 23:41

JDCAVE replied to a thread Identify wheel from bomber aircraft in General Category

Knowing the location of the crash site would be a start. Jim

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16th November 2023, 05:45

JDCAVE replied to a thread Diverted to Metheringham on Duisburg Raid 17/18-December-1944. in General Category

Thanks very much Brian. So reasonable to assume the conditions were deteriorating, but the fears were not completely realized and they came back...

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12th November 2023, 03:28

JDCAVE replied to a thread F/L or S/L Armstrong, Intelligence Officer, Middleton St. George. in General Category

Thanks Col. Yes, Dunlap (Dad called him Dunlop) was the last Air Marshall of the RCAF. He was the Base Commander at MSG. Dad was quite fond of him....

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11th November 2023, 21:25

JDCAVE started a thread F/L or S/L Armstrong, Intelligence Officer, Middleton St. George. in General Category

I am looking for any information on a F/L or S/L Armstrong, Intelligence Officer, Middleton St. George. I have the briefing notes for MSG and they...

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9th November 2023, 15:07

JDCAVE replied to a thread Diverted to Metheringham on Duisburg Raid 17/18-December-1944. in General Category

Thanks Chaps! Dad’s home airfield was Middleton St. George in Durham, currently called “Teeside”. I have dad’s navigator’s charts for 4 ops, and the...

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9th November 2023, 00:26

JDCAVE started a thread Diverted to Metheringham on Duisburg Raid 17/18-December-1944. in General Category

On the way back from the Duisburg Raid 17/18-December-1944 dad and his crew were diverted to Metheringham. It's probably information that has been...

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7th November 2023, 15:31

JDCAVE replied to a thread Letters home and censorship - UK vs. North Africa 1942/43 in General Category

I believe my Uncle, Lieutenant J.R.D. Cave with the 23rd Field Regiment (Self Propelled) was responsible for censoring the letters of at least some...

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4th November 2023, 15:06

JDCAVE replied to a thread Was a 'Yew-Tree' a Type of Mine? in General Category

I suspect this was an error in the entry by the individual who wrote the ORB. I suspect this was a mining site “yew tree” rather than a mine type....

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2nd November 2023, 20:00

JDCAVE replied to a thread 6-Group Meeting to discuss Bomb Aimers Log, February 9th-1945 in General Category

Peter: I also wonder how many carbon copies were made? Probably 5? The last one may well have even quite faint, blurred. Others were dark. Not ideal....

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1st November 2023, 17:50

JDCAVE replied to a thread 6-Group Meeting to discuss Bomb Aimers Log, February 9th-1945 in General Category

I am unable to edit my first post, and revise the following: Flight plan E.T.A.’s boxed at appropriate to turning points. Navigators time of...

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