No 279 Squadron

Of course you are right Flood:cool: 😀 A little finger problem on my part. Should be 1945 of course:D Thanks for the tip

Originally posted by galdri
Tom,
I don’t know if it is of any relevance to your research, but I have seen a couple of pictures of a Warwich(s) from 279 Squadron, taken in Reykjavik in july 1946.

The picture I have, is of Warwich RL-H. Unfourtunatly, I do not know where I got it, and can therefor not post it here for copyright reasons.

If you are interested I can try and research the source.

Are you sure of the date? Seems wrong to me – 279 Sqn replaced its Warwicks with Lancasters in September 1945, and disbanded in March 1946.
Info from Air Britains Squadrons of the RAF.

Flood.

Hi Tom,

I’ve managed to trace the Warwich photo I have. It came via some very strange route from the UK through a friend of mine, who does not remember where he got it.

Doing some Sherlock Holmes stuff, I found it is available on http://www.ww2images.com . Hope it helps.

279 Sqn Beccles & Reykjavik

Hi guys,

Thanks for the swift responses. if you could let me know details of the Beccles Book I will try to obtain it and if you would be good enough to try to trace the copyright of the Warwick photo and are successful a copy for my book would be much appreciated.

Thanks again

Yours aye

Tom

Tom,
I don’t know if it is of any relevance to your research, but I have seen a couple of pictures of a Warwich(s) from 279 Squadron, taken in Reykjavik in july 1946.

The picture I have, is of Warwich RL-H. Unfourtunatly, I do not know where I got it, and can therefor not post it here for copyright reasons.

If you are interested I can try and research the source.

I was going to bump this, but have just noticed mention of Beccles – ie Ellough airfield, near mine. There is a book (Ellough at war?) that I have seen. Not printed in any numbers, but I have read it.