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23April45 –PB4Y Privateer’s launched two Bat glide bombs against the enemy shipping in Balikpapan Harbor, Borneo, in the first combat employment of the only automatic homing bomb to be used in World War II.

Would this fit with what you were meaning?

The problem for East Fortune is that it is not simply a case of spending the money elsewhere. The money which is being spent on Concorde, and various other aspects of the Museum of Flight, was additional funding provided by the Scottish Executive to put Concorde on display. If East Fortune hadn’t got a Concorde they simply wouldn’t have received this funding at all.

I agree that I’d prefer to see airframes like the Beaufighter restored, but the sad situation is that it is the Concorde which will drawn in the paying punters. Despite what we here might think, the majority of the paying public aren’t enthusiasts but ordinary families who wouldn’t even know what a Beaufighter was, never mind recognise one. I don’t agree with the way the rest of the collection has been treated at East Fortune, but I can understand the need to have a Concorde there to attract large numbers of visitors.

And another, of the VJ Day parade.

Martin,

May I ask where these photos come from? My reason for asking is that I’m sure the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, which holds a huge aerial photo collection, including much wartime coverage, would be very interested in these two photos.

I can find no Sody listed at all. Perhaps it is a typing error. However, the other member of the crew is as follows:

Name: LANE, THOMAS HENRY TESTON
Initials: T H T
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 29
Date of Death: 25/06/1943
Service No: 408285
Additional information: Son of Henry Thomas Lane and Vida Daphne Lane, of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. LL. B. (Melbourne University)
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Block F. Grave 401.
Cemetery: DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY

I hope all this is helpful.

A quick search of CWGC reveals the following:

Name: JENKINS, RONALD FRANK
Initials: R F
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 26
Date of Death: 25/06/1943
Service No: 416122
Additional information: Son of James Frank and Florence Ada Jenkins, of Marryatville, South Australia. A..F. T. A.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 278.
Cemetery: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

With the full name and service number, someone may be able to provide further details of the circumstances of R F Jenkins’ death?

No worries. I’m happy to wait until you get time to deal with it. I would, however, be very interested in the Ayrshire list as well. Again, no rush for this either.

I’m afraid I can’t help with details of either Mosquito specifically. However, I can say that DM was the code for 248 Squadron.