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bharris · bharris

I'm researching this aircraft, as it was the one that a cousin of my wife's, Fl/Off Raymond Yarwood Higginson, DFM, 9 Squadron's Bombing Leader, was killed in on a minelaying mission on 22nd April 1943 and I plan to build a model of it. I realise that this is the sort of aircraft-related question that w...

matt · matt

Sorry for all the spam in the group lately, suffice to say nobody here will be buying kitchen cabinets from the spamming imbeciles that were trying pawn their junk in here. I have taken steps to remedy the situation, hopefully we have seen the last of them. Matt

Crystal · Crystal

Hi, I am looking for some information on a David McDonald (MacDonald) he would have been stationed out of Regina, or Moose Jaw Saskatchewan in 1941, he would have been in mid twenties. From my understanding he was in RCAF, what exact position I am not sure. I can not find any records of him, he could have b...

Anonymous

I am researching the crash of the above aircraft. At least two members of the crew survived, one was later killed by a German SS Division while fighting with the US 507th PIR. The other got back to the UK in July 1943. The flight was one of 16 from 106 Squadron - RAF Metheringham - tasked with bombing bri...

MikeH · MikeH

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=59557552-5056-A318-A81F70FADEAE34DD-- Edited by MikeH on Friday 30th of May 2014 12:28:11 AM

qpb · qpb

Hi there ... this is a very long shot, but I'm hoping someone may have some information on these two men. Keith Whynn Hodgson was navigator (trained in Canada); Jack K Wilson was the skipper, from Edinburgh. Both survived the war. Sadly at this time that is all the information I have to go on ... qpb

big al 900 · big al 900

I have a lot of books researching the Lancaster, and I have the Chorley series and BC War Diaries, but in identifying and researching specific aircraft, Harry Holmes' "Avro Lancaster - The Definitive Record" is almost my bible. From this I can identify all that I need to know about a speci...

Berry · Berry

Hi Gordon Ralph Berry My Dad flew with 166 Squadron as a Rear Gunner between July 1944 until the end of the war. His fellow crew members were Pilot F/L Arscott, - Flight Engineer F/S Jones, - Air Bomber F/S Marlow, - Navigator Sgt Diggins, - Wireless Operator W/O Auckram (NZ), MU Gunner - Sgt Bell. D...

MikeH · MikeH

Hi, can anyone help with any information regarding the loss a Avro Anson EG138,that crashed near Godmanchester on the 25th April 1944. The Anson belonged to the Advanced Flying Unit (AFU) at Moreton Valence, working as part of No6 AOS (Air Observer School). All 4 crew were killed. The Anson may...

MOL69 · MOL69

I have been given the go-ahead to create a memorial to the crew of NE150 who died in the early hours of 7th June 1944, when their Avro Lancaster crashed into a field on the outskirts of St Jean de Daye in Manche. Not so good news is the mayor is keen for it to be in place for the 70th anniversary commemoratio...

nial

Hi im a new member but was wondering if anyone can help me , my grandmas brother in law was called DONALD DEAN and was married to a DOREEN ( nee MILBURN ), any details i have are a bit hazy but my grandad ( still alive ) says he flew lancasters or flew in a lancaster with 617 sqn during ww11, grandad seems to...

big al 900 · big al 900

It seems like most, if not all crews had a crew photo taken at some point. Was this something official - one of the things that had to be done, or was it something that crews just liked to do. I have seen some photos with info written across the bottom, so I would guess that they are more likely to be officia...

AW · AW

I thought i had come to the wrong forum for a minute, seems like the site has finished with BC, and gone over to advertising kitchens

PeteT · Lyz Shaw

Hello, I am am wondering if anyone could possibly help me, I am currently exhausting the internet looking for some information on my Grandfather, he was a bomb aimer in the second World War and flew in planes such as Lancaster PB150 and Lancaster NG337. His name was David Bernard Colebrooke, he pass...

Military Museum

Greetings, I thought you might be interested in this bomber tale.Fraser Muir ( age 90) contacted us at the Hamilton Military Museum in Ontario to seek help in finding relatives of a former comrade (John McLea, Squadron 426) that died in a gunner mission in WWII.I was able to track down the nephew of the...

Warhawk · Warhawk

Greetings, My name is Aleksandar, and I am about to start building a Lancaster 1/72 model.At this topic, I came along an information that the machine gunner of Lancaster PD441 (PG-B, No. 619 Sqn) claimed a V1 Buzzbomb!I am interested whether there are any decals for this machine in 1/72 scale avai...

pierrevandalen · pierrevandalen

Hello forum-members, I am looking for information about John Charles (Jack) Webber born Cardiff 14-9-1921 and died Bournemouth aug 1992. He was a son of Samuel J Webber and Nancy Honora Dalrymple. He had at least 2 sisters named Mary Elizabeth and Margaret Irene. He survived a crash with Lancaster...

Sam

Hi all My Grandfather, Norman Quick, 130698, was a Navigator on Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancasters during WW2. I have his Flying Logs which show he was at various O.T.U and Coneversion Units. I am most interested in the following periods. From June to November 1943 he was with 102 Squadron at RAF...

James Thompson

I am the grandson of Arch Fraser who was a Flight Lieutenant with RAF - discharged on 31 May 1945. Pop flew a number of missions under Bomber Command from the UK across Germany. I recall seeing some years ago records that he flew with Kingsford Smith. Anyone with information concerning Pop would be gre...

Geoff Cheetham

My father in law Flt Lt A W Gray served in 210 Sqn in various locations from Jul 41 to Apr 44, 131 OTU (Killaders) from Apr 44 to Sep 44, 5 OTU(Turnberry) Sep 44 to Mar 45 and then 251 Sqn RAF Reykjavik from Apr 45 presumably till the war end. Are there any mentions of him in any log books or notes etc? I have his l...

barnsley · barnsley

Does anyone have any information about the whereabouts of any family members of this RAF airman.F/O Leevers did two tours of operations with 166 squadron in 1944 and 1945 flying as an Air Bomber.His first tour was with the pilot P/O Roy Frandsen DFC.I am researching the Frandsen crew and I have accumu...

maverick19 · maverick19

Hi all! I've done a fair amount of research into my grandfather, Sgt AG K J Kempster R207618. Though I have had no luck so far identifying his crew or tail number on the AC. Any direction would be much appreciated! Lee

John W · John W

Hi All, I am after the ORB's for the first half of 1944 for a relative who was killed on 30 June/1 July 1944 in Lancaster DV301. Thanks, John.

jojo

My uncle was killed in action May 26 1943. We have just received his service record that puts him in 12 squadron on 29th May 1943 but also says 100 squadron 29th May 1953 - confusing. We have always thought he was with 12 squadron as that is what his death record shows so can anyone shed any light on why 100...

R Kingham · R Kingham

Hello, I have just signed up to this forum and am amazed at the wealth of knowledge here. I am looking into information on my Great Uncle, Ernest Kingham who was Pilot/ Officer of LL690 which crashed on 16th June 1944 just outside Iwuy. I would love to hear from anybody with information or pictures. Reg...

John W · John W

Hi All, I understand that the above airman did 7 Ops prior to being killed, could someone let me know which Ops these were. Thanks, John.

Tony H · Anthony Machin

Hello and Welcome from Ride for Heroes Challenge 800. During World War II Sergeant G.N. Cribbin was a Bomb Aimer in the Royal Air Force attached to 78 Squadron at RAF Breighton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. On 7th June 1944, he and six other crew members took off on a mission to bomb a railway target in...

AW · Dave davies

Ronald Davies my farther sole survivor 1943 blown out Bomb bay does anybody no the other crew members I need to tell the story

Lemonm · Lemonm

A friends Dad who trained with Sqn 4A in Levin Course 20 pilots 1941- Kenneth Herbert Doherty NZ 414255, has passed on and left no records of what he did save being in Ely convalescent Home in UK 1942-43 for two years after crash landing and badly damaging his legs. Any info on his service is most welcome t...

John W · C

Looking for info about NN696. 57 Sq. 21/22 june 1944, Wesseling Raid. Crew; pilot F/L R.A. Beaumont Nav P/O D.J. McCrudden AB W/O T.H. Mayne Eng F/S M.A. Clarke Wop W/O C.H.T. Hurley M/U F/S G.R. Ansdell R/G F/S...

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	Lancaster Mk III ED799 WS-G (Preview) I'm researching this aircraft, as it was the one that a cousin of my wife's, Fl/Off Raymond Yarwood Higginson, DFM, 9 Squadron's Bombing Leader, was killed in on a minelaying mission on 22nd April 1943 and I plan to build a model of it. I realise that this is the sort of aircraft-related question that w...	bharris	2	1250	Jun 7, 2014 by Hugh Bland
	Apologies for the recent spam (Preview) Sorry for all the spam in the group lately, suffice to say nobody here will be buying kitchen cabinets from the spamming imbeciles that were trying pawn their junk in here. I have taken steps to remedy the situation, hopefully we have seen the last of them. Matt	matt	2	566	Jun 5, 2014 by Anonymous
	David Mcdonald (Preview) Hi, I am looking for some information on a David McDonald (MacDonald) he would have been stationed out of Regina, or Moose Jaw Saskatchewan in 1941, he would have been in mid twenties. From my understanding he was in RCAF, what exact position I am not sure. I can not find any records of him, he could have b...	Crystal	0	462	Jun 4, 2014 by Crystal
	Lancaster NE150 - Crashed in Normandy 7th June 1944 (Preview) I am researching the crash of the above aircraft. At least two members of the crew survived, one was later killed by a German SS Division while fighting with the US 507th PIR. The other got back to the UK in July 1943. The flight was one of 16 from 106 Squadron - RAF Metheringham - tasked with bombing bri...	Anonymous	14	4461	Jun 1, 2014 by Cpmac
	2 Lancaster display dates (Preview) http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=59557552-5056-A318-A81F70FADEAE34DD-- Edited by MikeH on Friday 30th of May 2014 12:28:11 AM	MikeH	0	727	May 30, 2014 by MikeH
	information on Keith Hodgson (RNZAF) who flew with "Jack" K Wilson (RAF) in Lancasters (Preview) Hi there ... this is a very long shot, but I'm hoping someone may have some information on these two men. Keith Whynn Hodgson was navigator (trained in Canada); Jack K Wilson was the skipper, from Edinburgh. Both survived the war. Sadly at this time that is all the information I have to go on ... qpb	qpb	0	751	May 25, 2014 by qpb
	Halifax - definitive record ? (Preview) I have a lot of books researching the Lancaster, and I have the Chorley series and BC War Diaries, but in identifying and researching specific aircraft, Harry Holmes' "Avro Lancaster - The Definitive Record" is almost my bible. From this I can identify all that I need to know about a speci...	big al 900	3	670	May 25, 2014 by jettisoning
	Finding Crew of B Flight of 166 Squadron (Preview) Hi Gordon Ralph Berry My Dad flew with 166 Squadron as a Rear Gunner between July 1944 until the end of the war. His fellow crew members were Pilot F/L Arscott, - Flight Engineer F/S Jones, - Air Bomber F/S Marlow, - Navigator Sgt Diggins, - Wireless Operator W/O Auckram (NZ), MU Gunner - Sgt Bell. D...	Berry	2	522	May 22, 2014 by Anonymous
	Avro Anson EG138 / Moreton Valence ORB? (Preview) Hi, can anyone help with any information regarding the loss a Avro Anson EG138,that crashed near Godmanchester on the 25th April 1944. The Anson belonged to the Advanced Flying Unit (AFU) at Moreton Valence, working as part of No6 AOS (Air Observer School). All 4 crew were killed. The Anson may...	MikeH	3	1152	May 22, 2014 by John W
	Memorial to the crew of NE150 (Preview) I have been given the go-ahead to create a memorial to the crew of NE150 who died in the early hours of 7th June 1944, when their Avro Lancaster crashed into a field on the outskirts of St Jean de Daye in Manche. Not so good news is the mayor is keen for it to be in place for the 70th anniversary commemoratio...	MOL69	0	445	May 20, 2014 by MOL69
	infomation on DONALD DEAN 617 SQN ? (Preview) Hi im a new member but was wondering if anyone can help me , my grandmas brother in law was called DONALD DEAN and was married to a DOREEN ( nee MILBURN ), any details i have are a bit hazy but my grandad ( still alive ) says he flew lancasters or flew in a lancaster with 617 sqn during ww11, grandad seems to...	nial	27	4389	May 19, 2014 by Anonymous
	crew photos (Preview) It seems like most, if not all crews had a crew photo taken at some point. Was this something official - one of the things that had to be done, or was it something that crews just liked to do. I have seen some photos with info written across the bottom, so I would guess that they are more likely to be officia...	big al 900	0	506	May 15, 2014 by big al 900
	Wrong page (Preview) I thought i had come to the wrong forum for a minute, seems like the site has finished with BC, and gone over to advertising kitchens	AW	0	450	May 14, 2014 by AW
	Squadron 625 missing bomb aimer (Preview) Hello, I am am wondering if anyone could possibly help me, I am currently exhausting the internet looking for some information on my Grandfather, he was a bomb aimer in the second World War and flew in planes such as Lancaster PB150 and Lancaster NG337. His name was David Bernard Colebrooke, he pass...	Lyz Shaw	2	1090	May 12, 2014 by PeteT
	Crew reunion and memorial dedication! (Preview) Greetings, I thought you might be interested in this bomber tale.Fraser Muir ( age 90) contacted us at the Hamilton Military Museum in Ontario to seek help in finding relatives of a former comrade (John McLea, Squadron 426) that died in a gunner mission in WWII.I was able to track down the nephew of the...	Military Museum	0	512	May 12, 2014 by Military Museum
	Lancaster PD441 references needed (Preview) Greetings, My name is Aleksandar, and I am about to start building a Lancaster 1/72 model.At this topic, I came along an information that the machine gunner of Lancaster PD441 (PG-B, No. 619 Sqn) claimed a V1 Buzzbomb!I am interested whether there are any decals for this machine in 1/72 scale avai...	Warhawk	0	535	May 8, 2014 by Warhawk
	61 Sqd (Preview) Hello forum-members, I am looking for information about John Charles (Jack) Webber born Cardiff 14-9-1921 and died Bournemouth aug 1992. He was a son of Samuel J Webber and Nancy Honora Dalrymple. He had at least 2 sisters named Mary Elizabeth and Margaret Irene. He survived a crash with Lancaster...	pierrevandalen	2	975	May 1, 2014 by AW
	My Grandfather, 102 & 150 Squadron WW2 (Preview) Hi all My Grandfather, Norman Quick, 130698, was a Navigator on Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancasters during WW2. I have his Flying Logs which show he was at various O.T.U and Coneversion Units. I am most interested in the following periods. From June to November 1943 he was with 102 Squadron at RAF...	Sam	6	1123	Apr 28, 2014 by Anonymous
	Aston Archibald Fraser - Australian (Preview) I am the grandson of Arch Fraser who was a Flight Lieutenant with RAF - discharged on 31 May 1945. Pop flew a number of missions under Bomber Command from the UK across Germany. I recall seeing some years ago records that he flew with Kingsford Smith. Anyone with information concerning Pop would be gre...	James Thompson	6	1469	Apr 20, 2014 by James Thompson
	Flt LT A W Gray (Preview) My father in law Flt Lt A W Gray served in 210 Sqn in various locations from Jul 41 to Apr 44, 131 OTU (Killaders) from Apr 44 to Sep 44, 5 OTU(Turnberry) Sep 44 to Mar 45 and then 251 Sqn RAF Reykjavik from Apr 45 presumably till the war end. Are there any mentions of him in any log books or notes etc? I have his l...	Geoff Cheetham	0	502	Apr 18, 2014 by Geoff Cheetham
	F/O Robert George Leevers DFC 166 squadron RAF (Preview) Does anyone have any information about the whereabouts of any family members of this RAF airman.F/O Leevers did two tours of operations with 166 squadron in 1944 and 1945 flying as an Air Bomber.His first tour was with the pilot P/O Roy Frandsen DFC.I am researching the Frandsen crew and I have accumu...	barnsley	3	1201	Apr 18, 2014 by Geoff Cheetham
	RCAF 433 crew search (Preview) Hi all! I've done a fair amount of research into my grandfather, Sgt AG K J Kempster R207618. Though I have had no luck so far identifying his crew or tail number on the AC. Any direction would be much appreciated! Lee	maverick19	2	513	Apr 17, 2014 by maverick19
	101 Sqn ORB (Preview) Hi All, I am after the ORB's for the first half of 1944 for a relative who was killed on 30 June/1 July 1944 in Lancaster DV301. Thanks, John.	John W	4	935	Apr 16, 2014 by Arthur
	possible reason my uncle stood in for another rear air gunner (Preview) My uncle was killed in action May 26 1943. We have just received his service record that puts him in 12 squadron on 29th May 1943 but also says 100 squadron 29th May 1953 - confusing. We have always thought he was with 12 squadron as that is what his death record shows so can anyone shed any light on why 100...	jojo	2	835	Apr 12, 2014 by Anonymous
	514 Squadron Lancaster LL690 P/O Ernest Kingham (Preview) Hello, I have just signed up to this forum and am amazed at the wealth of knowledge here. I am looking into information on my Great Uncle, Ernest Kingham who was Pilot/ Officer of LL690 which crashed on 16th June 1944 just outside Iwuy. I would love to hear from anybody with information or pictures. Reg...	R Kingham	5	1456	Apr 10, 2014 by MikeH
	F/Sgt N L Sorensen 413678 115 Sqn KIA 31 May/1 June 1944. (Preview) Hi All, I understand that the above airman did 7 Ops prior to being killed, could someone let me know which Ops these were. Thanks, John.	John W	3	526	Apr 4, 2014 by AW
	Ride for Heroes Challenge 800. 78 Squadron (Preview) Hello and Welcome from Ride for Heroes Challenge 800. During World War II Sergeant G.N. Cribbin was a Bomb Aimer in the Royal Air Force attached to 78 Squadron at RAF Breighton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. On 7th June 1944, he and six other crew members took off on a mission to bomb a railway target in...	Anthony Machin	1	1292	Apr 1, 2014 by Tony H
	106 squadron 1943 sole survivor (Preview) Ronald Davies my farther sole survivor 1943 blown out Bomb bay does anybody no the other crew members I need to tell the story	Dave davies	1	511	Mar 21, 2014 by AW
	Wellington pilot sorties during WWII (Preview) A friends Dad who trained with Sqn 4A in Levin Course 20 pilots 1941- Kenneth Herbert Doherty NZ 414255, has passed on and left no records of what he did save being in Ely convalescent Home in UK 1942-43 for two years after crash landing and badly damaging his legs. Any info on his service is most welcome t...	Lemonm	9	1087	Mar 18, 2014 by Lemonm
	Lancaster NN696 (Preview) Looking for info about NN696. 57 Sq. 21/22 june 1944, Wesseling Raid. Crew; pilot F/L R.A. Beaumont Nav P/O D.J. McCrudden AB W/O T.H. Mayne Eng F/S M.A. Clarke Wop W/O C.H.T. Hurley M/U F/S G.R. Ansdell R/G F/S...	C	2	1044	Mar 10, 2014 by John W
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