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RAF ditchings and rescues 1944-45

I am currently working on a book about RAF WW2 ASR and I would be grateful for contact with members of the following crews who ditched and were rescued by RAF ASR aircraft and HSL’s during 1944-45. Also anyone who had knowledge of these crews or incidents:

6 Jan 1944 – 626 Sqn Wickenby Lancaster crew –

F/Lt Belford
F/Sgt Gould
F/Sgt Lee
Sgt Hill
Sgt Lees
Sgt Newbourne
Sgt Trinder

23 Mar 44 – Crew of HSL 2706 –

1155743 AC1 Anderson
1178275 LAC Smallwood

22 June 44 – 57 Sqn Lancaster crew –

NZ422309 P/O Nichlin
1638724 Sgt Copeman
NZ422172 F/Sgt Bater (Possibly Baler or Baker)
151619 F/O Martin
Sgt Forster
Sgt Johnson
Sgt Hobbs

29 June 44 – 455 Sqn Langham Beaufighter –

F/O Colleary

27 Aug 44 – Halifax ‘B’ 156 Sqn –

F/Lt Goldsmith
F/Lt Etchells
Croome
Freedon
Hay
Stearn
Grey

28 Aug 44 – 515 Sqn Mosquito –

F/Lt HM Huggins

2 Sep 44 – 524 Sqn Bircham Newton – Wellington crew –

F/O Paterson
F/Sgt Moffatt
F/Sgt Pearson
WO Hurtick?

16 Sep 44 – 420 Sqn Halifax –

F/Lt V Motherwell
F/O E McGowan
F/O AJ MacDonald
Sgt Bibby
F/Sgt Engemorn
Sgt JA Wigley
Sgt J Porter
Sgt JL Hickson

19 Sep 44 – 37 survivors of Glider ditchings

3 Mar 45 – Beaufighter –

P/O Larkman

3 May 45 – 65 Sqn Peterhead Mustang –

F/O Lucas

10 May 45 – 102 Sqn Pocklington Halifax –

F/Lt L Senny
F/Lt NE Hawkridge
F/O RS Cripps
P/O GA Rinner
F/O AJ Bolding
F/O RW Pantlin
F/O EG Clarke
LAC Rees

Any crew members or person with knowledge of these rescues may contact me directly at thomasdochertyATtiscali.co.uk (replace AT with normal @ symbol.

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By: TomDocherty72 - 22nd August 2004 at 13:12

Re RAF Ditchings

Hi SPIT,

Thanks for the info.

Yours

Tom

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By: SPIT - 21st August 2004 at 23:51

Hi
Re your enq, try a book by Norman Franks called Another Kind of Courage. It is the story of the UK Based Walrus ASR Squadrons in WW2.
It may be of some help to you ??
ps The isbn of the book is 1 85260 441 7 and it is published by Patrick Stephens Ltd.

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