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  • February 8, 2012 at 10:15 pm in reply to: Bomber Command Medal #1069682
    Jimbo27
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    I don’t necessarily disagree, but a couple of points.

    There were lots of other groups that could make a case, what about the anti-shipping strikes by Coastal Command aircraft early in the war for example? What was their rate of attrition? What about the army who fought in France and Norway in 1940?

    Bomber Command men may well be entitled to a unique medal, but I don’t necessarily think they were uniquely deprived of a medal at the war’s end, and as that is fast becoming the established view, I think the point is worth being made.

    January 29, 2012 at 11:48 am in reply to: Air Historical Branch Northolt #1083791
    Jimbo27
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    As an MOD employee I am in two camps here…

    However, I thought that the Data Protection Act could only be used to protect information about living people. I guess someone could argue that in a crash report for example, a witness to it could still be living, and their address albeit in 1944, could still fall under the DPA.

    Seems a big stretch though…

    Also, I really don’t think it is people being jobsworth, at least at the sharp end. They have to apply the regulations as directed from above, and sometimes that means having to hold a line that they may not agree with…

    December 4, 2011 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Duxford, Again…. #1073482
    Jimbo27
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    He had a CB and a CBE, so he did receive post war honours.

    December 3, 2011 at 1:04 pm in reply to: Royal Flying Corps Formed April 13th 1912 #1074835
    Jimbo27
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    3 Sqn have got ideas bubbling away…

    December 2, 2011 at 7:02 pm in reply to: Duxford, Again…. #1075439
    Jimbo27
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    Which Johnnie Johnson are we talking about?

    October 25, 2011 at 2:18 pm in reply to: FACT or FICTION: "Amiens Raid: Secrets Revealed" #1035278
    Jimbo27
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    Without stealing the thunder of the book could we have a brief resume of the ‘new’ theory, is it just that the operation was part of Fortitude?

    October 18, 2011 at 6:43 pm in reply to: No 78(HD) Sqn RFC/RAF – Part 1 #1041325
    Jimbo27
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    De Teissier is 2 Lt Aubrey De Teissier, killed while flying in Strutter A8249, buried at Hornchurch.

    October 17, 2011 at 11:41 pm in reply to: No 78(HD) Sqn RFC/RAF – Part 1 #1042178
    Jimbo27
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    Hi,

    2nd Lt Pickup was killed while flying Sopwith Camel, C1625.

    Source: Airmen Died in the Great War, Chris Hobson.

    HTH,

    Jim

    September 24, 2011 at 9:52 am in reply to: Guy Gibson killed by friendly fire? #1072839
    Jimbo27
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    I’ll pick up a copy of that. Interested to see what becomes of the magazine now it is a Key title, hope it doesn’t change too much.

    I visited the IWM photo archive recently, they have a collection of David Shannon’s photos. Including some interesting ones of Gibson at Coningsby with 106 Squadron that I haven’t seen before.

    Also, Petwood Hotel was not only used by 617. I know that 97 used it in 1942, presumably 619 and 627 used it as well.

    August 26, 2011 at 12:37 am in reply to: Copyright sigh #1037292
    Jimbo27
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    Cheers James,

    It was just a general query, although it was sparked by a particular image I have seen in two different places credited to different people / institutions.

    It all makes a bit more sense now…

    Thanks,

    Jim

    August 25, 2011 at 7:41 pm in reply to: Copyright sigh #1037758
    Jimbo27
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    Further question, just because I’m curious. If an image is out of copyright, then it can’t be placed back under copyright? So therefore if I obtain a print of an out of copyright image, I am just as entitled to charge someone else to use it, as the institution I got it from?

    August 23, 2011 at 7:33 pm in reply to: Copyright sigh #1041032
    Jimbo27
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    Something that I get puzzled by.

    Image is in the collection of a National UK Museum, WW2 era that was taken by an official RAF photographer.

    Same image is also in a book, credited to a third party. I suspect it is the case that third party was maybe in the RAF at the time and received one of the prints for whatever reason.

    Is the image now out of copyright?

    If the image is out of copyright, am I doing anything wrong by copying from the book?

    Hasten to add that I haven’t, just seems dodgy that more than one party ‘owns’ the image.

    June 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm in reply to: The 16 Airmen of Fogo #1058340
    Jimbo27
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    Worth getting a copy of “The Charterhall Story” J B Thompson.

    O’Leary died in the crash of Beaufighter V8614. Also killed were Flt Lt J H Metcalf, Fg Off H Stewart and Flt Sgt J Postlethwaite.

    The aircraft had a starboard engine failure on take-off.

    April 12, 2011 at 7:06 pm in reply to: Bbmf #1085518
    Jimbo27
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    The Tornado GR4 is a 41 (R) TES aircraft. It has had a new scheme painted to highlight 41’s 95 anniversary.

    February 27, 2011 at 11:57 am in reply to: DFC List?? #1104481
    Jimbo27
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    There is also a two volume work by Savannah, “The Distinguished Flying Cross and how it was won 1918-1995”

    Are you looking for something in particular?

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