By: Dan Johnson - 8th December 2003 at 07:36
And the back, with some well known names, at least to me anyway 🙂
Terry Spencer, Bill Stowe, “Recco Ross” Harding, Peter Gibbs, Viv Rossow RAAF, Jack Henry RNZAF, Ricky Gray, Jimmy Payne, Lord “Gizzy” Gisborough, Jack Refshauge RAAF, Maurice Balasse, Pat Coleman, Pete Hale, Danny Reid, Bob Fleming, Sammy Samauelle, Hugh Kelly, Dougie Benham(The CO) Jonny Wiley and a few others.
Dan
By: Dan Johnson - 8th December 2003 at 07:31
Mind if I play through? 🙂
It’s only from a photo copy I got from Terry Spencer, but it’s the cover and back of the 125 wing Xmas menu from 1944 when he was with 41 Squadron
Dan
By: Snapper - 7th December 2003 at 22:02
Superb!
I have a 609 one somewhere….. will fish it out.
In the meantime:
PRIORITY OC 609 SQUADRON MANSTON – RAMSGATE =
BEST WISHES TO ALL RANKS OF THE WEST RIDING SQUADRON FOR A MERRY XMAS AND GOOD – HUNTING DURING 1943 = HARALD PEAKE AIR MINISTRY +
TO GREET YOU WITH ALL GOOD WISHES AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING MANY HAPPIER DAYS
from F/O TOMMY RIGLER
Kind Remberances and Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from
Col. & Mad. E. Wouters
To the glorious West Riding Squadron !
TO ALL STATIONS TO BE PASSED TO ALL SQUADRONS FROM NO 11 GROUP HEADQUARTERS.
A216 24/12
BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR FROM THE AIR OFFICER COMMANDING AND ALL MEMBERS OF NO 11 GROUP HEADQUARTERS. OUR GROUP IS JUSTLY PROUD OF PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND WE LOOK WITH CONFIDENCE TO 1943 TO BRING US FINAL ASCENDANCY OVER THE LUFTWAFFE===1130
DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT. SECRET.
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1. ENEMY ACTIVITY.
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DAY: ONE JU88 ON RECCO OFF E. COAST
NIGHT: NIL
MANSTON ACTIVITY.
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AIR ACTIVITY WAS NEGLIGIBLE, CONSISTING MAINLY OF TWO LOW – LEVEL BOMBING ATTACKS BY AN OLD – FASHIONED BI – PLANE A/C DIRECTED AGAINST FORWARD ELEMENTS OF 609 SQUADRON WHO WERE ENGAGED IN MOPPING – UP THE REST OF THE STATION ON THE CHAMP DE RUGBY. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE, (TO COVER THE ENEMY WITH SOOT AND DERISION) WAS NOT ACHIEVED.
WISHING ALL 609 A MERRY XMAS AND
A BUMPER NEW YEAR WITH LOTS OF
SLIDING HOODS FROM ALL AT HAWKERS.
PHILLIP LUCAS.
By: von Perthes - 7th December 2003 at 21:51
The day in question. In the original photo a copy of the above menue can be seen. The pilot in the white overal is ‘Pete’ Bearman, who lost his life in a flying accident, 25/8/44.
By: von Perthes - 7th December 2003 at 21:48
Probably groundcrew
By: von Perthes - 7th December 2003 at 21:47
You may want to avoid the sprouts 😮
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