Wondered if anyone, knows what happened to Akin Shenbanjo, he was a trainee wireless operator at RAF Madley and was air gunner/wireless operator with 76 squadron on Halifaxes, with a Halifax named after him, “Achtung The Black Prince”, according to a Google search. I couldn’t seem to find anymore out though. Did he survive the war and if so what subsequently happened to him? Over to you, and thanks in advance.
By: Sopwith - 26th February 2016 at 09:36
thanks for your replies fellows, much appreciated.
By: CAF-UK - 25th February 2016 at 11:18
Hi Sopwith
According to Africans In Britain by David Killingray he flew 30 Ops, was awarded the DFC in September ’44 and survived the war
Also he apparently studied law at Leeds University on link below
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=40287
A photo of his aircraft and crew here
http://www.sankofaarchives.com/Galleries/Airmen/gallerymainMil-Airmen-4.html
Chris
By: Steve Bond - 25th February 2016 at 11:11
He does not feature on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website so the assumption is that he survived the war.
By: Sopwith - 25th February 2016 at 08:10
Amazed that nobody knows anything on here about him, but thank you all for looking anyway.
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February 22, 2016 at 5:14 pm