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April 9, 2009 at 9:32 pm in reply to: 22 Squadron 1918 riddles #1211373

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E D Jones is on the CWGC

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=145223

As kev said so is R F Newton

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=779487

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Ross

April 9, 2009 at 9:26 pm in reply to: 22 Squadron 1918 riddles #1211387

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Flight issue 16 May 1918

Lists 2 Lieut R F Newton as missing.

Same list notes

2nd Lieut E D Jones as also missing.

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Ross

April 9, 2009 at 9:16 pm in reply to: 22 Squadron 1918 riddles #1211403

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Well R F Newton is listed in the April 1918 Air Force List as an observer officer.

No E D`James only E A and E C.

I’ll see if I can dig out the ORB microfilm tomorrow.

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Ross

March 30, 2009 at 3:11 pm in reply to: Throttle Friction Nut…?? #1224726

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Or any Anson MkI to T.22 excluding MkII.

Not sure about the Manchester, best check

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Ross

March 19, 2009 at 1:49 pm in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1236924

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i think he is describing the crash site of Barracudas MD646 and LS679 on 25/11/44.

Both are Barracuda II

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Ross

March 17, 2009 at 10:53 am in reply to: Crashed Aeroplanes – War Graves – Time Team #1161666

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Hi Ross,

Some of the poms have contributed already when Peter was building the site.

http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld239.htm

Amongst other pages.

But yes I agree that the more added the better, just so long as the information is correct and can be traced, rather than cut and paste without comment from the web.

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Ross

March 17, 2009 at 10:19 am in reply to: Crashed Aeroplanes – War Graves – Time Team #1161695

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Hi James,

The recent desktop scoping exercise carried out by Wessex Arch into Aircraft Crash Sites at Sea looked at traditional achive sources and private research archives.

Amid the conclusions is that the private research archives had a major role.

http://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/aircraftcrashsitesatsea/2008/03/10/aircraft-crash-sites-at-sea-project-report-now-available-to-download/

From the report summary page:
This can best be addressed by enhancing the information available in national and local archaeological databases, such as English Heritage’s National Monuments Record and the Historic Environment Records run by local authorities. However achieving this will not be easy. A vast body of documentary evidence exists, for example aircraft logs and the records of various air/sea rescue services. However this resource is problematic because it is fragmentary and split up between many different archives. It is also rarely catalogued according to what is archaeologically useful. The project has suggested ways in which this documentary resource could be used. Perhaps most significantly it has suggested that the work already carried out by dedicated aviation researchers could be harnessed to enhance the records of the NMR and HERs.

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Ross

March 8, 2009 at 10:38 pm in reply to: Sgt Robert D Hogg #1171098

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Wynn – Men of the B of B

Hogg, from Bedford joined the RAFVR about June 1939 as an Airman u/t Pilot. Called up on Sept 1, he completed training at 6 FTS, Little Rissington and arrived at 6 OTU Sutton Bridge on August 3 1940.

After converting to Hurricanes, Hogg was posted to 56 Sqn at North Weald on the 31st. He moved to 17 Sqn at Debden on Sept 11.

Hogg claimed a Bf 110 destroyed on the 27th, shared a Do 17 on October 24, shared a Bf 109 on the 29th and destroyed a Ju 87 and shared another on Nov 8.

Following a combat with Ju 87s and Bf 109s off Burnham on Nov 11 Hogg crashed at Monckton, near Manston and was killed aged 22. He is buried in Bedford Cemetery.

Ross

February 9, 2009 at 11:52 am in reply to: Ross McNeill hero to NA337 #1212654

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Don’t tell a Scotsman that he could have had it for free instead of buying it!

It sets my sporran all of a nervous quiver.

Yeah, bought one from Cees, four from Alan, boxed them up and sent them over to Darrell, he kindly released a MkII Anson fuel **** control box that he had.

All circular deals based on trust which was not abused by any of the parties.

Role model for other museum wants lists being serviced by individuals rather than other museums?

Darrell..Cees has another, have we satisfied the Halifax project needs yet?

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Ross

February 1, 2009 at 2:06 pm in reply to: No.1 Squadron team members in Canada, 1934 #1221300

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My details come from the RAF List for May 1935.

This primary document lists each squadron and the officers assigned to it.

Hence the confirmation of who was with the squadron, the full christian names, and in the case of Donaldson when he was assigned to the squadron.

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Ross

February 1, 2009 at 12:57 pm in reply to: No.1 Squadron team members in Canada, 1934 #1221363

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Hi,

The Donaldson with No.1 Sqn was John William Donaldson, 32074. He was posted into the unit 29th August 1932.

Foster Hickman Dixon, 32244
George James Stewart Chatterton, 29086
Edward George Honeywood Russell-Stracey, 19168

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Ross

January 17, 2009 at 9:09 pm in reply to: Aircraft crashes off the Norfolk coast in WW2 and 1961 #1238680

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Hi John,

I think that this is Heinkel He 111H-4 of StabII/KG4 on 19/06/40.

Shot down by No.23 Sqn at 00:50 hrs and diched into the North Sea just off The Hood at Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk. The wreck was blown up in 1969 on orders of Trinity House as a danger to navigation.

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Ross

January 17, 2009 at 11:57 am in reply to: Newark Air Museum Events 2009 #1160777

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Looking at bringing back Canberra PR.9 XH175 (now reunited with it’s original TANS fit pilot panel) to Cockpitfest 09.

Because of the weather the Ansons have not changed enough to warrant a return visit, maybe trot them out for 2010 or dust off something new to the event.

Also intend to bring along a seat parachute for Rich and Max to do their “AEF sadistic Staff Cadet re-enactment” in front of the Chippax. Anyone got a few spare unused Boak Pokes to complete the picture

Ross

January 17, 2009 at 9:45 am in reply to: Aircraft crashes off the Norfolk coast in WW2 and 1961 #1160793

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“Just a general statistic on the work of the RNLI crews in 1940;

Total number of launches, including those in which for various reasons no services were rendered – 1,081

Lives rescued by lifeboats – 2,056
Lives rescued by shoreboats and in other ways rewarded by Institute – 289
Total of lives rescued – 2,345

Of the 2,056 lives rescued by lifeboats, 966 were from vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by enemy or on account of the war, and 1,090 in vessels in distress from other causes.”

All from a organisation funded by donation and still to convert fully from pulling boats (rowed) to motor boats.
Ross

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Ross

January 17, 2009 at 9:19 am in reply to: Aircraft crashes off the Norfolk coast in WW2 and 1961 #1160821

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Kev is correct about the Hampden,

I’ve been looking at my sea loss database to update the RNLI service info I posted last night and had assigned P2123 as the candidate after confirmation from the archives.

“One aircraft, which successfully bombed target H 324 ran out of petrol (airborne 9.5 hours): the pilot pancaked the aircraft on the sea about 0.25 mile off the English Coast (near Cromer). The crew were able to reach land safely in the dinghy.
Appendix D215 and C56″
AIR27/447
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