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  • in reply to: Rotation of WW2 RAF Pilots #1602665
    EN830
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    Originally posted by Dan Johnson
    During that stretch he was with 416, MSFU, 41 and 91 Squadrons. He was flying Spit XIIs, XIVs and IXs continuously from April 43 – August 44 after his stretch with the Merchant Ship Hurri’s.

    Doe’s he list his operations in detail, I’d be interested to know if he operated around the Channel Islands.

    I think I’ve mentioned before that 41 Sqn lost two MkXll’s in action around Guernsey in 1944, Amercian Herb Wagner on 2nd June 44 (POW) and Irishman Kenneth Robinson on 7 June 1944 (KIA). Steve Brews site features pictures of both of them.

    I’d be interested to know if you log book mentions these two actions.

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1602782
    EN830
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    Originally posted by Snapper
    Didn’t Steve Young mention that he would lay on free bacon butties at his house before the show? Well, we may as well meet there.

    Coffee anyone? πŸ˜€

    Brilliant goat boy,

    Could you email me a copy of this and I will get it transfered to a T shirt.

    in reply to: Rotation of WW2 RAF Pilots #1603617
    EN830
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    Originally posted by VoyTech
    I have not seen any official document to expressly explain this policy, but I have come across similar cases.
    I am not sure if this is the answer re. your 263 Sqn chaps,

    Warnes spent time away at Group, and then returned to 263 Sqn, everyone I’ve spoken to who knew him reckoned he was one of the best Co’s they had the pleasure to serve under, Johnnie Johnson mentions him in one of his books. Peter Brothers wrote to me and recalled that Warnes has a disconcerting habit of tapping his contact lens with the end of a pencil when he was thinking.

    Gonay rotated through a few Squadrons 129, 131 and 350 to name a few, he also spent time as an instructor. So this seems to fit in with what had been said.

    Apart from a short period in Scotland and South Wales, I don’t think 263 Sqn moved very far away from the action, always being based near to the south west coast.

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1603621
    EN830
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    This seems to be becoming quite a turnout, should we wear badges, hats or suitably adorned anoraks to identify ourselves.

    I’ll be unmistakably noticeable as the chap who is looking very haggard, after being dragged around various garden centres for the two previous days by his wife and in laws.

    HELP

    in reply to: Rotation of WW2 RAF Pilots #1604109
    EN830
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    Originally posted by JDK
    Is that a Tempests used to rotate the wings of a V-1? πŸ˜€

    No !!!

    That was me getting over excited with my typing and the spell checker not picking it up.

    in reply to: Meteor near Hastings #1604161
    EN830
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    Is the Meatbox still at the garage or has it gone now????

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1604546
    EN830
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    Originally posted by JDK
    Embarrassing confession corner…

    My local charity shop (Why are they ‘Sue Ryder’? They’d do so much better with ‘Kyle Minogue’ Shops) had a 1/24 Airfix P-51D Mustang. In a moment of ‘um, that’s ridiculously cheap’ I bought it. Now I’d have to admit it’s mine to shift it. I can see it being shoved quietly into the raffle…

    … hidden among a selection of Warbirds Worldwides and a few other goodies.

    Pop that in your list EN…
    Cheers

    Thanks JDK, all donations welcome.

    in reply to: General Discussion #364760
    EN830
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    Originally posted by Flood
    Give him a chance; maybe he has realised the error of his old ways…

    Flood.

    I’m willing to give him a chance, and no I don’t listen to the Pete Price phone in that often, why ?

    in reply to: Does anyone #1954682
    EN830
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    Originally posted by Flood
    Give him a chance; maybe he has realised the error of his old ways…

    Flood.

    I’m willing to give him a chance, and no I don’t listen to the Pete Price phone in that often, why ?

    in reply to: General Discussion #364771
    EN830
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    Strange I thought you’d been banned taffy, if you are back are you going to behave yourself ?

    in reply to: Does anyone #1954685
    EN830
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    Strange I thought you’d been banned taffy, if you are back are you going to behave yourself ?

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1605392
    EN830
    Participant

    I have had several offers of prizes from some very good sources. If anyone else has prize that they would like to donate let us know.

    I have also liased with the people at MoM about the events on 9 May, the MoM meeting is being held as an extra event on a normal museum day.

    I also spoke to them at length about selling raffle ticket at DX during the MoM meeting; unfortunately we think that this will involve having to arrange a licence through the local authorities.

    One way around this may be to do the raffle in the form of a quiz, each punter pays Β£x.xx amount and gets a question sheet with 10 very easy questions, they answer the questions and write their name at the top of the sheet. It goes it to a bin or box and is drawn at the Red Lion on the Sunday night as per normal.

    As I am a forum get-together virgin, I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes, so I am open to suggestions and comments. I will be guided by your thoughts.

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1606087
    EN830
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    Originally posted by AdamK
    i can confirm this, all musuem staff on the day will be equiped with crooks and border collies….

    πŸ˜‰

    Ah crowd control at it’s best, at least Snapper will feel at home.

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1606152
    EN830
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    Originally posted by Ashley
    Oh dear oh dear oh dear! πŸ˜€

    I think holding the raffle on the day of the meet is best (plus I’m driving 300 miles back from Devon on the Saturday, and very much doubt you’d get any thing coherent out of me other than “pass the Shiraz”, followed by “sluuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrp”, followed by “Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz” πŸ˜€
    πŸ˜€ :p

    We could travel in formation, a bit like a poor mans Red Arrows……Trailing grey smoke .:)

    We’ll be tackling the M5, M4, M25 route at about 14:00 on the Saturday afternoon, starting from junction 20 M5 (Clevedon) , We will hopefully stop at Hungerford on the way to visit someone special.

    in reply to: Merlins over Malta #1606155
    EN830
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    I’ve had a very good suggestion passed to me by someone in the know, about a suitable meeting place and I think we should take this up.

    As most of us know at least one person who’s going to be there and they know another at one other and so on, then it shouldn’t be hard for everyone to meet up.

    So why not meet in the Merlins Over Malta exhibition area outside Hangar 4. It will be a fairly obvious place with the aircraft parked outside and people are going to be ‘pushed’ in this direction by museum staff anyway, probably a bit like sheep.

    It also means that people can look at MoM related things while waiting for people to arrive, the whole idea for the event.

    Do I hear yes to this idea ?????

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