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Popeye · Popeye

My father, Warrant Officer Athol (Jimmy) James of New Zealand flew with 75 Squadron as a tail gunner in Wellington Bombers throughout WWII. He completed several tours of duty over Europe and was also stationed in the Middle East and towards the end of the war was in Canada in a training establishment....

Steve Darlow · Steve Darlow

http://www.fightinghigh.com/bombercommandfailedtoreturn.htm

MIKE BERRIE · MIKE BERRIE

Looking for information on the loss of ed916 over holland 1943 belived shot down by Werner Rapp . Or information of Pilot GDJ King G.W Backhurst Charles King F.N Jay or Canadians B Godden or Guy Milner

sue

Hi Im trying to find any information on a person my late dad knew, as Ronnie Pedder he was my dads auntys adopted son, he was in the RAF during WW11 in bomber command. He did many sorties and lived to tell the tale he came from Preston Lancashire. Any idea how I could find out about him regard Sue

Wiz

Would love info or any images of 428 Squadron KB 759 NA-K helping a friend to find his grandfather he was the radio operator

innkeeper67 · innkeeper67

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New Member First Post, What Happened? · robwmack

Hi Folks, I registered today and started a new topic but it hasn't yet appeared on the forum. The forum front page shows my post as the most recent one but it doesn't appear anywhere. Did I do something wrong? Bob Mackenzie

smudgersmith · smudgersmith

Hi gents, Looking for anyone who could help with a photograph of W/Cdr Peter Dunham DFC who commanded the squadron briefly in 1945 until lost. Kind regards Steve

Don13 · Don13

Does anyone have any further info on the status of Peter jackson's proposed remake of "The Dambusters"? The last I heard was that he had put it on the back burner for now. Any information would be appreciated...thanks.

manxix · manxix

I cannot find a way of checking any particular subject so, here goes a bit of raising a very sore subject, going some way to softening the post-war hurt that 2 of my uncles felt - no Command Medal. This doesn't go towards a medal (it might, I suppose) but at least a memorial, in the open and more public than t...

robwmack · robwmack

I've been trying to track down information on Pilot Officer Thomas Reginald Ashton RAFVR for some time. He was a crew member on the 408 Squadron Hampden bomber piloted by my uncle, Robert Wishart of Hamilton Ontario on the night of July 21/22, 1942 when they were lost over Holland on a bombing mission t...

nathaniel · nathaniel

My Uncle Billy.Any further information gratefully accepted. Mission: Gardening (Sea/coastal mine laying by aircraft) Date: 08/9th January 1943 (Friday/Saturday) Unit: No: 44 Squadron (Rhodesia) Type: Lancaster I Serial: W4176 Code: KM-X Base: R.A.F. Waddington, Lincolnshire. Loca...

Moon · Moon

Halifax NP-696 from N° 426Sqn made a crashlanding at Brussels airfield ( Belgium ) on november 2 1944 after a raid to Düsseldorf.The entire was safe : P/OHamilton G.S. RCAF , P/O Welsh R , P/O Dunn R , F/Sgt Holmes S RCAF , WO1 Ives G RCAF , F/Sgt Cairns RI RCAF and WO1 McLeod JA RCAF Can someone help me with t...

Moon · Moon

Hello , On february 2 1945 F/O W. Mark RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III LW-394 coded KW-Z, had the stbd outer catch fire and would not feather on return after being hit by flak. The crew bailed out over Belgium. Can someone help me with the firstnames of the crew? Regards Moon

Doering · Doering

Been busy making another video on a different WWII perspective. Many Lancs flew out of the abandoned airfields that now decorate the UK landscape. Have a look how I blended WWII achive video with images of current abandoned airfields. You can view it here: http://vimeo.com/23461281

smudgersmith · smudgersmith

For all those No.5 Group researcher Boy's who think the group was the first to think up the idea of low-level target marking / bombing please read the attached. Interesting reading, comments appreciated. Regards Steve

Jan · Jan

1. Why am I interested in the bombing on Diffelen the 28th November 1944? First, nobody knows why explicitely a bomb was dropped on a farm in the country in the early morning of 28th November 1944 at 2.30 o'clock local time. Secondly, during the making of a family-tree I was confronted with the death of t...

paulh · paulh

From my late fathers service records (in reverse order )shows Flt /lt G E Herod 1245754. 469/1615/46 100 PDC 29/5/46 p/class Arelease Te/6365/46 HQ 46 group 1/5/46 GD/s briefing T6/265/46 HQ47 group 4/1/46 signals briefing duties 24P/BC/18846/45/36 HQ T.C. 18/12/45 Signals brief supernumery 3...

avane · avane

The aircrew from the Lancaster JB312 never returned from their airraid to Berlin on 28th of Januari 1944. They took of from Bourn? but can´t find anywhere if they all were RAF and which squadron. Does anyone know? I also like to find out more about the airraid to Berlin in Januari. I believe there was als...

avane · avane

SJ Akhurst RAF JA Orr RAF RMJ Champagje RCAF RA Charland RCAF WE Palmer RCAF Has anyone more information about any of these names? Sqdn? Destination? Servicenumbers? They are all buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany.

Nicola_G · Nicola_G

My uncle F/S JE Linehan was the 2nd Pilot on x3757 (57 Squadron) which was shot down on a raid over Hamburg on the night of 8/4/1942. I've been researching his RAF career and now have all his service record details and the number of his sorties etc. I have a thread running on ww2talk.com: http://www.ww2...

Info on WWII bomber crew member required · Catalinadave

Hello, I have just joined and am hoping that members can help me with my search for information on a relative who served in Bomber Command aircrew during WWII. I will try to give you as much information as possible. The surname was Wray, first names being Eric Clifford. He was a Flight Sergeant for most o...

Uwe Benkel · Uwe Benkel

Hello, a few months ago we located the wreckage of Lancaster III - ED 427 - EA - O of 49 Sqn. It crashed 16./17. April 1943 just outside Laumersheim/Germany into a field and exploded. The pilot, F/O A.V. Bone and the other crewmembers are still listed as MIA. We found lots of fragments of the aircraft and a...

avane · matt

Does anyone know who to contact in regards to obtaining service records for RAAF airmen? I am trying to help a chap whose father served with a RAF sqn ion Bomber Command. Matt

skinumb · skinumb

i'm researching my family tree and found the CWGC cert. of my mum's cousin Paul Kirton (Arthur Paul Mons KIRTON). His details are given as 1172546, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Paul was a sgt Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He died 4 FEB 1942 aged 25. As far as I can ascertain there were no missions...

Oggie2620 · Oggie2620

My friend Barrie from Holland has contacted me to say that he has finally been given the go ahead to have a plaque placed to commemorate a 75 (NZ) Sqn crew. He needs to raise about Euro 1000 and hopes to have the unveiling on 22 July 2010 (and I am invited...along with both the Sqn Assns) Avro Lancaster B.I b...

Paul R. Huntley

Post to Adrian Van Zantvoort I am related to Gerald David Sharp Born July 4th 1917 killed in action June 23rd 1943 Re Halifax 427 Sqdn RAF DK 141 shot down 22/23 June 1943. He was the son of Harold John Sharp and Ada Sharp (nee Burden) who was the sister of my paternal grandmother Lucy Huntley (nee Burden)...

Billy · Billy

Trying to find any info on my father and uncle

Moon · Moon

Hello , P/O Barnett George Howell J/90983 from 432 RCAF sqdn was killed in Belgium on 30 december 1944, he's buried at the Jemeppe-sur-Sambre cemetery. Is there someone who has more info on the circumstances of his death. Regards

Moon · Moon

Hello , Is there someone who can help me with the first names off the following 429 sqdn crew : P/O Augusta F.K. RCAF Sgt Henderson A.H. F/O Potts W.H. RCAF Sgt Gear F.G. RCAFF/S Ladne...

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	75 Squadron Wellington Bomber Wimpey 75 Squadron Middle East Canada New Zealand tail gunner. Popeye (Preview) My father, Warrant Officer Athol (Jimmy) James of New Zealand flew with 75 Squadron as a tail gunner in Wellington Bombers throughout WWII. He completed several tours of duty over Europe and was also stationed in the Middle East and towards the end of the war was in Canada in a training establishment....	Popeye	9	1700	Aug 18, 2011 by Popeye
	Bomber Command: Failed to Return - new book and video (Preview) http://www.fightinghigh.com/bombercommandfailedtoreturn.htm	Steve Darlow	0	1046	Aug 17, 2011 by Steve Darlow
	LANCASTER ED916 103 sqn (Preview) Looking for information on the loss of ed916 over holland 1943 belived shot down by Werner Rapp . Or information of Pilot GDJ King G.W Backhurst Charles King F.N Jay or Canadians B Godden or Guy Milner	MIKE BERRIE	7	2342	Aug 12, 2011 by avickery
	ronnie pedder (Preview) Hi Im trying to find any information on a person my late dad knew, as Ronnie Pedder he was my dads auntys adopted son, he was in the RAF during WW11 in bomber command. He did many sorties and lived to tell the tale he came from Preston Lancashire. Any idea how I could find out about him regard Sue	sue	0	649	Aug 7, 2011 by sue
	Any info on 428 Squadron KB 759 NA-K (Preview) Would love info or any images of 428 Squadron KB 759 NA-K helping a friend to find his grandfather he was the radio operator	Wiz	3	1810	Jul 27, 2011 by Wiz
	Newest Dooney& Bourke Handbag discount sale on gobizsale.com (Preview) Welcome to visit www.gobizsale.comNewest Handbag sale with discount price!Dooney& Bourke HandbagDooney& Bourke Handbag http...	innkeeper67	0	745	Jul 25, 2011 by innkeeper67
	New Member First Post, What Happened? (Preview) Hi Folks, I registered today and started a new topic but it hasn't yet appeared on the forum. The forum front page shows my post as the most recent one but it doesn't appear anywhere. Did I do something wrong? Bob Mackenzie	robwmack	7	2263	Jul 19, 2011 by Anonymous
	No.90 Squadron 1945 (Preview) Hi gents, Looking for anyone who could help with a photograph of W/Cdr Peter Dunham DFC who commanded the squadron briefly in 1945 until lost. Kind regards Steve	smudgersmith	0	777	Jul 10, 2011 by smudgersmith
	Dambusters Film Remake (Preview) Does anyone have any further info on the status of Peter jackson's proposed remake of "The Dambusters"? The last I heard was that he had put it on the back burner for now. Any information would be appreciated...thanks.	Don13	6	2600	Jul 4, 2011 by Waltham100
	Bomber Command Memorial (Preview) I cannot find a way of checking any particular subject so, here goes a bit of raising a very sore subject, going some way to softening the post-war hurt that 2 of my uncles felt - no Command Medal. This doesn't go towards a medal (it might, I suppose) but at least a memorial, in the open and more public than t...	manxix	4	983	Jul 4, 2011 by Waltham100
	Pilot Officer Thomas Reginald Ashton RAFVR (Preview) I've been trying to track down information on Pilot Officer Thomas Reginald Ashton RAFVR for some time. He was a crew member on the 408 Squadron Hampden bomber piloted by my uncle, Robert Wishart of Hamilton Ontario on the night of July 21/22, 1942 when they were lost over Holland on a bombing mission t...	robwmack	0	708	Jun 23, 2011 by robwmack
	P/O HWH "Billy"Morton 44 Squadron (Preview) My Uncle Billy.Any further information gratefully accepted. Mission: Gardening (Sea/coastal mine laying by aircraft) Date: 08/9th January 1943 (Friday/Saturday) Unit: No: 44 Squadron (Rhodesia) Type: Lancaster I Serial: W4176 Code: KM-X Base: R.A.F. Waddington, Lincolnshire. Loca...	nathaniel	6	1458	Jun 12, 2011 by nathaniel
	Crashlanding NP-696 in Belgium (Preview) Halifax NP-696 from N° 426Sqn made a crashlanding at Brussels airfield ( Belgium ) on november 2 1944 after a raid to Düsseldorf.The entire was safe : P/OHamilton G.S. RCAF , P/O Welsh R , P/O Dunn R , F/Sgt Holmes S RCAF , WO1 Ives G RCAF , F/Sgt Cairns RI RCAF and WO1 McLeod JA RCAF Can someone help me with t...	Moon	2	1086	May 31, 2011 by Moon
	Halifax LW-394 crash in Belgium (Preview) Hello , On february 2 1945 F/O W. Mark RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III LW-394 coded KW-Z, had the stbd outer catch fire and would not feather on return after being hit by flak. The crew bailed out over Belgium. Can someone help me with the firstnames of the crew? Regards Moon	Moon	2	1102	May 31, 2011 by Moon
	Remembering WWII airfields (Preview) Been busy making another video on a different WWII perspective. Many Lancs flew out of the abandoned airfields that now decorate the UK landscape. Have a look how I blended WWII achive video with images of current abandoned airfields. You can view it here: http://vimeo.com/23461281	Doering	3	799	May 30, 2011 by Doering
	Pin Point Bombing No.3 Group Idea !!! (Preview) For all those No.5 Group researcher Boy's who think the group was the first to think up the idea of low-level target marking / bombing please read the attached. Interesting reading, comments appreciated. Regards Steve	smudgersmith	5	1193	May 5, 2011 by k4kittycrew
	28th november 1944 at 02.30 hrs bombs on Diffelen (Preview) 1. Why am I interested in the bombing on Diffelen the 28th November 1944? First, nobody knows why explicitely a bomb was dropped on a farm in the country in the early morning of 28th November 1944 at 2.30 o'clock local time. Secondly, during the making of a family-tree I was confronted with the death of t...	Jan	1	1659	May 1, 2011 by Anonymous
	Life after operational flying?? (Preview) From my late fathers service records (in reverse order )shows Flt /lt G E Herod 1245754. 469/1615/46 100 PDC 29/5/46 p/class Arelease Te/6365/46 HQ 46 group 1/5/46 GD/s briefing T6/265/46 HQ47 group 4/1/46 signals briefing duties 24P/BC/18846/45/36 HQ T.C. 18/12/45 Signals brief supernumery 3...	paulh	0	847	Apr 28, 2011 by paulh
	Lancaster JB312 (Preview) The aircrew from the Lancaster JB312 never returned from their airraid to Berlin on 28th of Januari 1944. They took of from Bourn? but can´t find anywhere if they all were RAF and which squadron. Does anyone know? I also like to find out more about the airraid to Berlin in Januari. I believe there was als...	avane	2	1298	Apr 25, 2011 by avane
	KIA 15 October 1944 (Preview) SJ Akhurst RAF JA Orr RAF RMJ Champagje RCAF RA Charland RCAF WE Palmer RCAF Has anyone more information about any of these names? Sqdn? Destination? Servicenumbers? They are all buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany.	avane	5	1118	Apr 24, 2011 by Anonymous
	F/S James E Linehan & the crew of Wellington X3757 KIA 8/4/1942 Wellington x3757 57 Squadron Linehan Morse Vogan Lakeman Naylor Richard (Preview) My uncle F/S JE Linehan was the 2nd Pilot on x3757 (57 Squadron) which was shot down on a raid over Hamburg on the night of 8/4/1942. I've been researching his RAF career and now have all his service record details and the number of his sorties etc. I have a thread running on ww2talk.com: http://www.ww2...	Nicola_G	7	2513	Apr 17, 2011 by avane
	Info on WWII bomber crew member required (Preview) Hello, I have just joined and am hoping that members can help me with my search for information on a relative who served in Bomber Command aircrew during WWII. I will try to give you as much information as possible. The surname was Wray, first names being Eric Clifford. He was a Flight Sergeant for most o...	Catalinadave	2	1068	Apr 17, 2011 by Catalinadave
	Missing Lancaster-Wreck in Germany located (Preview) Hello, a few months ago we located the wreckage of Lancaster III - ED 427 - EA - O of 49 Sqn. It crashed 16./17. April 1943 just outside Laumersheim/Germany into a field and exploded. The pilot, F/O A.V. Bone and the other crewmembers are still listed as MIA. We found lots of fragments of the aircraft and a...	Uwe Benkel	11	3693	Apr 17, 2011 by Nicola_G
	RAAF Airmen Service reocrds (Preview) Does anyone know who to contact in regards to obtaining service records for RAAF airmen? I am trying to help a chap whose father served with a RAF sqn ion Bomber Command. Matt	matt	2	1105	Apr 10, 2011 by avane
	Researching Sgt Arthur Paul Mons KIRTON, died 4 Feb 1942 (Preview) i'm researching my family tree and found the CWGC cert. of my mum's cousin Paul Kirton (Arthur Paul Mons KIRTON). His details are given as 1172546, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Paul was a sgt Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He died 4 FEB 1942 aged 25. As far as I can ascertain there were no missions...	skinumb	4	1201	Apr 6, 2011 by avane
	Kessel Memorial Plaque to go ahead kessel lancaster hk569 75 Sqn (Preview) My friend Barrie from Holland has contacted me to say that he has finally been given the go ahead to have a plaque placed to commemorate a 75 (NZ) Sqn crew. He needs to raise about Euro 1000 and hopes to have the unveiling on 22 July 2010 (and I am invited...along with both the Sqn Assns) Avro Lancaster B.I b...	Oggie2620	1	3250	Apr 6, 2011 by avane
	Sgt G.D.Sharp Bomaimer RAF RCAF 427 Sqdn DK141 from Marnhull,Dorset .UK . (Preview) Post to Adrian Van Zantvoort I am related to Gerald David Sharp Born July 4th 1917 killed in action June 23rd 1943 Re Halifax 427 Sqdn RAF DK 141 shot down 22/23 June 1943. He was the son of Harold John Sharp and Ada Sharp (nee Burden) who was the sister of my paternal grandmother Lucy Huntley (nee Burden)...	Paul R. Huntley	3	1395	Apr 1, 2011 by Anonymous
	F/S Gerald Wells and Sgt William Wells (Preview) Trying to find any info on my father and uncle	Billy	1	1158	Mar 12, 2011 by Anonymous
	P/O Barnett George Howel J/90983 (Preview) Hello , P/O Barnett George Howell J/90983 from 432 RCAF sqdn was killed in Belgium on 30 december 1944, he's buried at the Jemeppe-sur-Sambre cemetery. Is there someone who has more info on the circumstances of his death. Regards	Moon	3	1362	Mar 11, 2011 by Moon
	429 crew first names (Preview) Hello , Is there someone who can help me with the first names off the following 429 sqdn crew : P/O Augusta F.K. RCAF Sgt Henderson A.H. F/O Potts W.H. RCAF Sgt Gear F.G. RCAFF/S Ladne...	Moon	2	985	Mar 8, 2011 by Moon
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