Apologies if you already have this information, but P/O Hugh Douglas Murray, service number 127523, 26 OTU, on Wellington IC DV885, was killed in a training accident 6/11/42. T/O Little Horwood reported crashed near the airfield. P/O Murray, a Canadian from Vancouver serving with the Volunteer Reserve was killed along with Sgt. J W Wilde, Sgt J.M Lennox, F/S W C Ferguson DFM, Sgt H Bailey and Sgt Clarke was injured. P/O Murray was buried in Kirk Sandall Churchyard, the rest in their home towns, as reported in Bomber Command Losses book, and Canadian Virtual War Memorial site.

Not much info, but hopefully someone will add more. Jack

Thanks from all us on the Lancaster W4270 display as well, we all had an amazing time, met some wonderful people, several who we’d already had help from but not met, nice to thank them in person, we’ve got notebooks of new people to contact and several new leads to follow up.

My one regret is I still didn’t manage to get round the cockpits (again) and from the photos have missed a treat…maybe next year!

For me personally the highlight was of course the Lancaster Flypast, always makes me tremble and sets the heart racing, was so worried with the weather it may not happen, but it did, with the usual excitement.

Congratulations to all the prize winners too, and thankyou for the exhibit plaque as well, great idea!

Thankyou all. Jack

Its very good, so much I need to go and see, I must call and get some more, I’ve given all mine away, everyone I’ve shown has wanted to keep it!

Brilliant news, well done to all who worked on this, will call in for a few copies soon!

Yes please, I’m sure they will happily put them out on display.

Where would that be placed for RAF Balderton? Is that new pub/restaurant on the roundabout near Fernwood on the edge of the airfield? I think its Balderton I need to talk to you about? Jack.

Thankyou TwinOtter, but most of the article is down to the effort of AirportsEd, I merely provided information, but I agree it looks wonderful, he’s managed to get some fabulous artwork done and bought the story to life, I’m just in the process of sending copies out to the relatives who have provided a lot of the photos etc used, am sure they will also be suitably proud.

I’ve been talking about the Halam Memorial today, some good news has come about the information board for our memorial…were your ears burning? I have a meeting Tuesday evening about it after work, but it looks positive, thanks to your efforts and advice, I understand the Aviation Trail Booklet is imminent, and you managed to get the information about Halam in it, well done!

Still hoping to get something to Cockpit Fest, not forgotten, have even managed to obtain some sponsorship to get new banners printed, just need one of my daughters to have time to do new designs with the updated information, if we don’t make this year definitely put us down for next.

Wish there were a few more hours in the day and a few less Christmases in a year : )

I had a very quick look yesterday and am hoping to have a really good study later, but the bit I did see looks fantastic, it opens up all sorts of possibilities. I hadn’t seen the footage of the Vulcan landing before and although its not the best quality as you say, its still pretty amazing, a great way of combining information.

Could you have his surname slightly wrong? Is this possibly him?

FURBANK, CHARLES ALEXANDER
Initials: C A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Obs./Radar)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 141 Sqdn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 08/05/1942
Service No: 1318172
Additional information: Son of William Percival and Grace Furbank, of Merstham, Surrey.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. E. Grave 897.
Cemetery: HADDINGTON (ST. MARTIN’S) NEW BURIAL GROUND

Jack