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January 25, 2013 at 6:48 am in reply to: Help required with old RAF photograph #946977

Mike H
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No1 AGS Pembrey

Hi Dean,

thanks for responding. From my uncles service record it looks like he was there a few months earlier 10.7.43. I dont know if there are any books regarding Pembrey and No 1 AGS from this period.

Regards,
Mike.

January 20, 2013 at 9:00 am in reply to: Help required with old RAF photograph #955388

Mike H
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Hi Dean
I have a similar photo showing my uncle Sgt N.M Harrison an Air Gunner who trained at Pembrey. Later killed on operations with 76 Squadron 25th April 1944.

I have sent a private message to you.

Regards,
Mike Harrison

Regards

I have attached the photo Pembrey 1943. If you enlarge this photo there appears to be a Defiant to the right hand side? My uncle can be seen on the front row R/H side. Details regarding him and the crew of Halifax LK789 can be seen at the link below:-

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90360431

Mike Harrison

January 19, 2013 at 7:39 am in reply to: Help required with old RAF photograph #956504

Mike H
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No1 AGS Pembrey photo

This is the only photograph I have of my late uncle in uniform. He was an air gunner with 78 Sqdn. and was sadly KIA in July 1944, with the rest of the crew of Halifax NA513, whilst on a bombing raid over France. I have the details from WR Chorley’s ‘Bomber Command Losses’ and additional information from RN Roberts ‘The Halifax File’. But can anyone throw any light on this photograph? Where was it taken, would it have been taken during training, comments on the uniform, cap badges etc. It’s not a very good quality photograph, but is that a Spit in the background? Any ideas? Your help would be much appreciated.

Dean.

Hi Dean
I have a similar photo showing my uncle Sgt N.M Harrison an Air Gunner who trained at Pembrey. Later killed on operations with 76 Squadron 25th April 1944.

I have sent a private message to you.

Regards,
Mike Harrison

Regards

May 16, 2009 at 10:35 am in reply to: Len Broadhurst DFC Halifax Pilot #1169687

Mike H
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len broadhurst’s LV869

Hi,
thanks for checking this out. I have just been down to the library to order both books.

On a slightly different note, I’m looking for a photo of a Me410 of II./KG51
(intruder aircraft that shot down Halifax LK789). I have tried many forums but
this is just about impossible.

Checked out Intruders over Britain, by Simon Parry and Nachtjager War Diaries
Vol 2, by Theo Boiten.

Many thanks again,
Mike

May 15, 2009 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Len Broadhurst DFC Halifax Pilot #1170603

Mike H
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Halifax LV869

Thanks very much for the response. I know there is a nose art photo of Halifax LV869 in the book ” From Hull Hell and Halifax” by Chris Blanchett (page 223). I’m not sure if this is the same photo. I have not got the book HALIFAX FILE so will have to check it out. I wondered if you could you help with any photos of the following Halifaxes?

LK922 – MP-L failed to return from Magdeburg 22.1.44
LK910 – MP-J transfered to 1663 C.U destroyed in its hangar 16.11.44
EB245 – MP-K crashed at Callerton in Northumberland 16.2.44
LK929 – MP-M scrapped 28.6.45
LK667 – MP-O transfered to 77 Sqd failed to return from Amiens 16.3.44
LK789 – MP-L Shot down near Welney 25.4.44

Regards,
Mike

May 15, 2009 at 6:26 am in reply to: Len Broadhurst DFC Halifax Pilot #1171523

Mike H
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Halifax LV869

Hi,
I was very interested in Len Broadhurst’s story of Halifax LV869.

This Halifax was transfered from 76 Squadron Holme-on Spalding Moor to 78 Squadron Breighton. My uncles crew who were based at HOSM flew in this Halifax 1st March 1944 on ops to Stuttgart. They were later killed on operations to Karlsruhe flying Halifax LK789. I have sent the details to the website below

http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1944/Dibbins.html

I wondered if you have a photo of Halifax LV869?

Regards,
Mike Harrison
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