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March 23, 2008 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Old Wartime Photographs #1237835

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Thanks for sharing these, I am enjoying this thread.

March 23, 2008 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Old Wartime Photographs #1237889

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I believe this to be W4282 can anyone check if this is a Lancaster serial?

I stand corrected, but in none of my material do I find a Lancaster of that serial number.

Numbers in this range finished at W 4279 and started again at W 4301.

March 23, 2008 at 12:51 pm in reply to: Old Wartime Photographs #1237911

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A bit of info on the Lancaster picture.

The photograph appears to be taken in August 1943 and the majority of the crew were lost with a 97 Sqn Lancaster on 26 November 1943.

Airborne 0030 26 November 1943 from Bourn for Frankfurt.

Crashed at Brandau, 12 km SSW of Reinheim. At least five were buried at Brandau, although four, including F/L Brown, their American skipper, are now commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

F/O Harry Charles Aley RCAF (J/21609) Brandau
F/L Carlos Manuel Brown Croix de Guerre (France) RCAF KIA (J/20377) Brandau and Runnymede
P/O George Smith KIA – (53583) – Runnymede
P/O Thomas Watson KIA – (161042) Hawes, Yorkshire – Runnymede
Sgt Bernard Frederick Tutt KIA – Tenterden Kent (1384140) – Runnymede
Sgt David Henry William Little KIA – Shepperton Middlesex (1398493) Brandau
F/s Robert William Sinden RAAF KIA – Gosford New South Wales (421133) Brandau

See this link for more on this crew.

http://www.firebynight.co.uk/Crew%20Brown.html

March 22, 2008 at 3:26 pm in reply to: F/L. L. R. Hastings, D.F.C.(2008) #1238468

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Thanks Bazv. I hope you can come up with more.

March 22, 2008 at 2:18 pm in reply to: F/L. L. R. Hastings, D.F.C.(2008) #1238561

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Thanks for the link. I was already aware of it.

All I know is that he was a member of Bennett’s Staff and am curious as to why he was Court Marshaled at the end of what was obviously distinguished war time service.

March 22, 2008 at 11:34 am in reply to: F/L. L. R. Hastings, D.F.C.(2008) #1238619

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Bumping this up again. Can anyone help?

January 27, 2008 at 5:00 pm in reply to: R.A.F. Commands Forum #1289997

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Me either and I need my fix!

January 27, 2008 at 12:54 pm in reply to: R.A.F. Commands Forum #1290179

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Thanks, glad its not me!

January 27, 2008 at 12:32 pm in reply to: R.A.F. Commands Forum #1290184

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RAF Commands is back on line.

Are they down again?

January 26, 2008 at 8:54 pm in reply to: W/Cdr E.J.Carter DFC C.O. of 97 Squadron #1290788

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I am hopeful that someone can come up with a picture of W/Cdr. Carter to include here.

http://www.97squadron.co.uk/Comingsby%20crew%20Carter.html

January 21, 2008 at 11:50 am in reply to: "Whittle – The Jet Pioneer" DVD #1297585

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I like this cartoon.

September 5, 2007 at 6:43 am in reply to: The oldest airfield? #1277177

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Freiburg airport just celebrated its 100th year of operation.

http://www.flugtag-freiburg.de/site_gb/index.html

September 2, 2007 at 11:02 am in reply to: Hampden AE 116 Sept 2 1941 #1281119

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Steve my father completed a tour with 50 squadron and was shot down on his last trip with 97 squadron ending up a P.O.W. In total he flew 64 operations. How he survived can be put down to luck I suppose.

August 12, 2007 at 12:09 am in reply to: Was this the First up-side flying in the world? My late father's recorded memories #1305022

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Gustav Hamel was the first English pilot to loop, according to “Who’s Who in Aviation History” by William H Longyard. His father was a German doctor who attended to the cream of British society. Gustav was educated at Westminster and Cambridge before learning to fly in 1910. Hamel disappeared over the English Channel in 1914. Fishermen found a mangled body later that was not positively identified but probably was his.
The same source says that Claude Grahame-White bought a Bleriot after meeting Louis at Rheims in 1909, and taught himself to fly, gaining British aviation certificate no. 6. He later joined the RNAS and participated in a raid on German bases in Belgium.

Thanks “Gingerbread” man.

July 4, 2007 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Airmen from 50 Squadron 1941 #1252184

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… so what’s the question?

Who is the mystery airman and what were the two men’s fates?

That’s it exactly. Sorry I did not make myself clear.
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