Is it possible via any online records to trace purely by name? I only know the christian and surnames of two distant relatives and the type of aircraft they crewed. I also have a squadron photo taken in front of a Lanc, E-Easy, in 1943 but no other information at all. Clearly there were dozens of E-Easies so I doubt that there is a lead there.

Possibly, but presumably it also shows the squadron letters on the aircraft, if you know the squadron then you get other options.

The two circles on the nose glass. Is that “Z” gear, does that make it later than 1943?

Well,

That is good news, and credit to Mr Ashton for reacting to concerns.

On reflection, after I had calmed down a bit, I can understand what Dx are trying to do. Their costs are obviously rising, they have work to do on the North side, and when you attend a pre-show day you do get value for money. I think it was more the manner in which it was implemented, and, the prospect of the queue!

I wonder what else they could do on the pre-airshow days to increase revenue, laminated expected arrival sheets signed by pilots for a fiver each? exclusive fenced off areas?

A complete guess would be that the CWGC considers any service death prior to end of Dec 1947 as a war grave. My guess is that he was a German POW and they would treat him the same.

Seriously. Do people on this forum really believe that an organisation like the CWHM is going to just undertake this operation without finding out about issues such as passenger flying. The people who fly this aircraft and run the organisation are not idiots. Think about it, what are the likely legislative regulations for doing what they do in Canada? This isn’t a bunch of hillbillies who have just decided to fly across the pond for a lark, maybe pick up a bottle of moonshine and then fly back, it is a professional organisation. I know the response will be that other groups in the past have fallen foul of the regulations, but until, and unless we actually see some evidence of that actually happening can we perhaps try to be a little less patronising and insulting…

This book is good if you can get hold of it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wings-Night-Missions-Captain-Pickard/dp/0718304152

Wallace…

[ATTACH=CONFIG]216701[/ATTACH]

I thought it only right and proper to upload a picture of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, some of 617 Squadron and Guy Gibson’s dog ‘Nigger’!

I think that is 106 rather than 617 Sqn . I was working at Scampton all day yesterday, such a privilege to be there.