Hi to all 🙂 I’m looking for some Help from anybody who lives near Grantham who will be going to Duxford on the Sunday the 11th, I’m looking for someone to pick up a very good friend from his home and bring him down to Duxford for a reunion with some of his old mates. If you can help me out with this I would be very grateful, You can P.M. Thankyou.

Cheers
Rob….

Ok I guess this request is a bit to early :rolleyes: will try again nearer the Time 🙂 Maybe some will help out this Battle of Britain Armourer 😉 Who knows !
Cheers
Rob…….

The guy in the photograph is wearing the uniform of a RAF Officer carrying the rank of a Pilot Officer. Pilot Officers are not necessarily pilots – it is a rank, not a job description. He could easily have been in any of a multitude of jobs within the RAF.

No way that guy was a Warrant Officer of any kind.

Of course, this may be someone in “fancy dress”?

Interesting to note that Pilots are (or maybe were) employed in the “General Duties” branch, rather than a specific trade.

Yes I think we’ve worked that out now, The family member who sent me this did not know anything about the R.A.F Ranks and some esle said he was a W/O, and no it’s not someone in Fancy dress, and I think you should show a little respect don’t you ? this man died fighting for his country.

Rob……

Hi to All, many thanks for all your help on this. I just been told that “Mike” was due to get married to a Nurse working at Ashington Hospital Northumberland, can some tell me what airfields were in that area apart from Acklington, also how far there are apart ?
cheers
rob…….

Hi Whalebone, many thanks for your help sorry about the late delay just finished work 🙁 I will pass the details on to the family and let you know how I get on.

Thanks again Rob….

Hi Whalebone, I’ve recieved a reply from the family,
Dear Rob,

Thank you for your message, and to the other people for their help.

He may be correct, certainly 46 Squadron was at RAF Acklington in 1940, but there are bits which don’t tie in :

Michael Mee was obviously a Flier — a Flying Officer, whereas, from the photograph, “our Mike” appears to be a Pilot Officer, without “Wings” and with spectacles.
Michael Mee came from Surrey, whereas we believe “our Mike” came from Yorkshire.
Michael Mee was killed early June 1940, whereas “our Mike” died, we believe, sometime after the end of August.

Once again, we want to thank you for the trouble you are going to on our behalf — it is much appreciated.

Best wishes.
Fred D.
It’s not looking good, but thanks for your Help.
Cheers
Rob…….

Is there any significance to the script under the picture? Seems to read “Leeds” or “Leech” and “Bacon || Sway/Taylor”?

I’m not sure, This is the e-mail I recieved with the picture.

From: Fred Drakesmith
Date: 05/30/05 21:45:36
To: [email]um152squadron@btinternet.com[/email]
Subject: WO “Mike”

Dear Sir,

As part of my research into our family history I wonder if you can help in identifying the gentleman in the photograph attached. All we know is the he appears to be a Warrant Officer called Mike, and came from Yorkshire, probably the Leeds area. I believe he was stationed at RAF Acklington during the first half of 1940, probably with 152 Squadron.
Any help you can give on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
and the second reply:
Thank you for your prompt reply.

It is very interesting you say “Mike” was a Pilot Officer; but shouldn’t he have been wearing “Wings” on his uniform if he was a pilot, and he is wearing spectacles, is that not unusual for a pilot?
The reason I believe he was in 152 Squadron is that he was almost certainly stationed at RAF Acklington in the first half of 1940 (the Squadron was there then, was it not?) when he became friendly with my wife’s late mother, then called Winnie Stuart. The story in our family is that “Mike” was killed in action shortly after leaving Acklington. The only other information I have is, as I said earlier, we believe he came originally from Yorkshire. We do not know his surname. I am sorry but that is the only photograph we have of him. Not much to go on, I am afraid . . .

I am very grateful for your help in this matter.

Cheers
Rob…..

East Kirby control tower is very spooky indeed, had a very scary atmosphere, i was with my little brother at the time and we both knew something wasn’t right, very nice in there but we were both desperate to look round and get out!

Thanks for that I think you’ve got the wrong Thread.
Cheers
Rob…