Was John Nettleton instructing at 14 O.T.U. Cottesmore in 1941?
So did anyone confirm what aircraft this is?
Congratulations on the successfull conclusion of your quest. Patience and perserverance. Presumably the survivors do not mind their personal details being published for the public?;)
Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Wonderful news for me today, had an e mail telling me the following.
The chaps in the photo Left to right are
1 Aubrey Niner,
2 George Hunt, (Me)
3 A.W.(Sandy) Simpson. Died some years ago
4 Tom (Titch) Lockyer, Died a couple of years ago
The chap in the other picture is also Tom Lockyer.
Were all in the same room in Stalag Luft 3.
If memory serves me right the photos were taken at Oflag 21B at Shubin in Poland.when we were temporarily taken there from Stalag Luft 3 in late 1942
Peter,
Also about captured aircraft of which several RAF aircraft are covered. One of the diverted aircraft is Easy Elsie of 617 still lying at her crash site in Sweden. I remember having thumbed through a book at our aviation hobby shop over here but the text was in Swedish otherwise I would have bought it. But it also covered RAF aircraft.
HTH a bit
Cheers
Cees
Here is Easy Elsie.
67.003084, 19.434581 Google Earth
When I was a child my Father used to sing to me a song that was popular with R.A.F. aircrews. I can only remember the refrain, can anyone help with the rest of it. The refrain goes…………
No Flak, No Flak At All,
Plenty Of Searchlights But No Flak At All.
I’ve remembered something else. It is sung to the tune of a rude song that I recall from my misguided youth. Excuse the language etc. but here it is.
No balls at all. No balls at all.
She married a man who had no balls at all.
Thanks for the information. I see that the award was dated the same date as pilot Robert Fletcher received his. I would imagine it was for the completion of a tour.
David.
Have you tried the 97 Squadron Association web site?
http://www.97squadronassociation.co.uk/contactus.htmlBrian.
Thanks for the suggestion. I have found no referance to him there.
It’s not uncommon for roads adjecent to airports in the U.S. to have aviation names…
One example that comes to mind: Aeronca Road at the Boise, Idaho airport.
I live on a grass strip airport in Alabama. It is serviced by 3 roads. Waco Drive, Stinson Drive and Stearman Drive.
Here’s one that sits on the airport that I live on.
Is the first recording a Lancaster?
I understand the pilot had died. D 540.
Tempest by Purcell
Der Vampyr by Marschner
The Bear by Walton
Die Fledermaus by Strauss
North American XB 70 Valkyrie
Picture from http://www.labiker.org/xb70.html
Have found out the following, can anyone add more?
Lt WH Lett killed when his Firefly PP394 collided with MB753 and fell into Holywell Bay, Newquay 11/06/47