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  • February 22, 2004 at 7:53 pm in reply to: General Discussion #390913
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    Here’s one that I took a while back whilst fishing. 😎

    February 22, 2004 at 7:53 pm in reply to: Dusk Photos #1972996
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    Here’s one that I took a while back whilst fishing. 😎

    February 20, 2004 at 8:37 am in reply to: Spit AR501 #1607607
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    Sorry, I should’ve made it a bit clearer in my last post, The 306th painted P-51 would be around mid ’44 to the end of the war.

    AR 501 would’ve escorted the 306th (if it’s happened at all) somewhere around late ’42 either October or November as the raid depicted in ‘Thurleigh Prelude’ was on one of their first raids on Lille, France, which would place it either October 9th 1942 or November 8th 1942 though they did go again on January 13th 1943 and then not again until September 9th the same year.

    I wouldn’t have thought that AR501 could’ve been too clapped out if she’s still flying 60 odd years on.

    February 19, 2004 at 10:43 pm in reply to: Spit AR501 #1607924
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    I would guess it would have to be somewhere between mid ’44 and the end of the war. The relative lack of enemy fighters at this time woul’ve made the skies over europe somewhat safer for a single P-51 to venrure forth, but as I say it is a guess.:rolleyes:

    February 19, 2004 at 8:00 am in reply to: Pilot Officer Charles Preece #1609013
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    Thanks guys,

    will definately pursue these avenues of investigation, shall endevour to contact both the local paper and the parish vicar today.

    Let’s hope that any light at the end of the tunnel doesn’t reveal itself to be an approaching train.

    Thanks once more guys.

    February 18, 2004 at 10:23 pm in reply to: Pilot Officer Charles Preece #1609207
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    Hi Ian,

    thanks for taking the time out to post your reply, I had read somewhere that Serrate was something to do night-fighters and Radar and I thank you again for confirming it.

    What I am dearly trying to find out is the reason why P/O Preece Is buried in the Parish Church of Clapham, made even more strange that his is the only RAF grave in the Chuchyard given that RAF Twinwood is just a half mile to the North and Station 111 ‘Thurleigh’ home to 8th AF 306th BG is about another mile further to the North, both of which had their fair share of tragedy,

    So can anyone else out there cast some light?

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