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152 Sqn Flickr photo

Dear all

A friend has just posted his father’s wartime picks on flickr. Can you add anything to the photographs? This one is a good start:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3305834547_d1a72aaa46.jpg

The rest in the series, including high-jinks in a Blenheim:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35706638@N02/

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By: black-panther - 11th March 2009 at 10:53

152 Squadron Spitfire MkVIII based at Sinthe, central Burma. Almost certainly following a raid from the Japs on the 14th February 1945. The Squadron suffered 9 KIA and 30+ WIA and several destroyed and damaged aircraft.

113 Squadron(http://113squadron.com/) never visited Sinthe, the only connections I can see is that thay were at the same airfields Palel, may 1944 – July 1944 & Zayatkwin, Aug 1945 – Sept 1945. I understand the Japs sneaked in to dispersal area of the squadrons while at Palel and planted sticky bombs on 7 aircraft destroying them. So maybe this is the result of that attack.
Cheers
Rob….

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By: Slummer - 25th February 2009 at 12:49

Thanks Spitfireman..

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By: Slummer - 25th February 2009 at 10:51

..and another one:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3307595970_4f0b288847.jpg?v=0

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By: Mondariz - 25th February 2009 at 09:33

Thanks for posting. Its always great to see private wartime photos.

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