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R. Fulford

Lloyd William Wright, D.F.C., C.D. passed away peacefully at home on May 11, 2010 in his 87th year. Lloyd served as a Halifax Bomber Pilot with RCAF No. 424 Tiger Squadron of No. 6 Group. Lloyd's dedication, effort and enthusiasm in the restoration of the Halifax Bomber housed on display at the Nat...

cibola123 · cibola123

Hi I'm assisting my father Ron Metcalfe with this enquiry. He was around 17 or 18 when he joined 1663 HCU at Rufforth. He is trying to contact any of the members of the crew of Pilot Officer Reg W. Aldridge. Their crews names were EDDIE, VIC, JOHN, JOCK and ack Davey. -- Does anyone have any more details re t...

paulh · paulh

I have established that my late father was posted to No 47 group from serving as a w/op with 35 squadron(RAF Graveley ). It would appear that he was then a signals briefing officer at RAF Hendon where No 46 and 47 groups were part of Transport Command administering several outlying squadrons. My mother...

thorthemighty · thorthemighty

Hi guys, I hope somebody can help me out. Does anybody out there happen to have orb entries for the 9101 servicing echelon based at Ludford Magna between October 44 and January 45. Any assistance greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Thor

MikeH · MikeH

Hi, I have a photo of Sgt J T Hadland's name, from the 76 Sqd book of remembrance at All Saints Church HOSM, should anyone want this. Mike. -- Edited by MikeH on Tuesday 6th of April 2010 09:49:44 AM

dizzy-t · dizzy-t

My Mother in Law would had a cousin who was in Bomber Command during the way. we have no idea as to what he flew,but we do know that he was lost just after the way in aplane crash and is buried in a cemetary in Bath, Avon. His name was Gerald Yeates, his parents names were Eddie & Millie Yeates and they all c...

matt · matt

Official Statement from The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre- It is fair to say that we have been considering making moves to fly Avro Lancaster NX611 for some years now; in fact it has been the ultimate ambition of Fred and Harold to complete their fabulous contribution to aviation history an...

William Heron · William Heron

Can anyone tell me if/when a call sign was assigned was it given to the aircraft or was it assigned to the crew?. Also, Croft had a call sign and once again the question is. was the base call sign the same for every crew/aircraft?. Thanks.

k4kittycrew · k4kittycrew

http://aces.safarikovi.org/luftwaffe.wartime.aerial.victory.credits.html

Jen · Jen

Hello All, I am trying to find some information on my granfather's time in the RCAF. I know that he flew in a Mitchell and he was Bombadier. I also have found out that he received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Air Crew Europe Star Medal, 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star Medal, Defenc...

Wild Bill Kelso

I am interested in learning more about the aicraft of 158 Squadron. In particular, I am a hobbyist and in researching my latest subject, I found that the Halifaxes of 158 Squadron seemed to bear a rather unique feature. Unlike most Halifaxes whose landing gear was painted black just like the undersid...

Linda · Robert Fulford

Belatedly I learned of the passing of F/O John S. "Jack" Carver RCAF Pilot on April 2, 2010 in his 96th year. Jack enlisted in the RCAF in 1940 and served overseas with No. 408 Goose Squadron. He initially flew on the Handley Page Hampden and then the H.P Halifax. I had the distinct ple...

Linda · Linda

Can anyone tell me more about a Tony/Anthony Slugoski RCAF & any of the other 2 men in this photo? I beleive that they were from Saskatchewan I beleive that the Tony Slugoski's brother Joseph was k.i.a. as it is an unusual surname From what i have picked up on Google,there is a Anthony Slugoski on the...

matt · K for Kitty Crew

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that 630 Squadron Homepage has now converted its 'Guestbook' into a Forum. You are all welcome! www.630squadron.co.uk/ Regards, John

Lizh · Lizh

Hi, I have a photograph of my uncle in uniform and am trying to date it, and find his rank at the time. I am pretty sure he left school and went into an RAF Engineering apprenticeship in 1937, age 14, and then went on to Pilot training in Florida in 1942. He is still looking very young in the photo maybe 16/1...

paulh · paulh

I have been reading The Bomber Command Diaries and have a couple of questions, what is meant by R.C.M. Sorties and G-H Raid. There is no glossary to explain the terms used. Thanks Paul

paulh · paulh

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/21/a3114721.shtml

Moon · Moon

Hello , Who can help me with some information on F/L Koester George Denis Scott RCAF who flew as a pilot Mosquitoes with N° 109 Sqdn in 1943 ?

Anonymous

Does anyone have more info on this plane or the crew: Whitley Z6489 Sgt J.Chapman KIA P/O R.W.Dawson KIA Sgt K.R.Winter KIA Sgt J.M.B.Tunnaj KIA Sgt J.Hall KIA Sgt J.F.James RAAF KIA Thanks

phill salmon

hi wondering if anyone can help me,, i am after info on my mums couzon,his name was peter james northen parker and was with 102 squadron group4 ceylon. he was mia on the sterkrade mission 16/17 june 1944,based at pocklington. he was a rear gunner on halifax NZ301 DY-M. are there any pictures ,friends, a...

paulh · paulh

My late fathers logbook (a w/op with 35 squadron pathfinders) shows an entry under remarks on 23/12/1944 OPS COLOGNE (wounded by flak) Form n Can anyone identify what form n is? thanks in advance. Paul

Fleming · Fleming

Does anyone have any information on the loss of Dick French on a raid over Berlin on 4th september 1943. He is/was a distant cousin of mine and came from New Zealand. I understand from "Lost Bombers" that there was one survivor Flight Sargent B.E. Thighe who was interned in Camp 4B POW # 22284...

retention41 · retention41

Happy New Year from Australia, In the write up on Verrell Weatherley 100 SQD you have missed his other Twin sister who is still alive. Her name is Gladys Carrick nee Weatherley. HOPE YOU CAN RECTIFY THIS ? Regards ...

K for Kitty Crew

Hi Everyone, This posting was made on the lancaster-archive forum by 'Sasori' Just thought I'd post this link ( fantastic Halifax Model photos ) for all to see but especially for John 'Pigeonbird'. Keep scrolling down past the text and you'll see the end product. Regards, John http://www.arcforum...

DNG332 · DNG332

On 28th of December 1944, F/O Graham flew as 2nd Pilot with S/L Mills on a 115 sqdn Lancaster (A.HK698) out of Witchford. 4 days later (3 operations) the crew with whom he had flown were all killed when their aircraft was shot down by an American ground battery. I am hoping to be able to contact F/O Graham...

Justplanedave · Justplanedave

Hello all, I am trying to track down some information for a friend of mine whose father passed a few years back. He did serve overseas, and never talked about the war with anyone. When the CWH in Hamilton was restoring the Lancaster back in the late 80's she tried to get her dad involved with it as she had th...

paulh · paulh

In my late fathers logbook there is mention of frequency check by back tuning Can anyone assist with its meaning. I think it may have been a method of calibrating a receiver by tuning on a powerful known source-say Home radio 200 mcs- then slowly tuning off of that to find the station you were looking fo...

woody190 · woody190

Good Day All, What luck to find such and awesome wealth of information. I'll just get right into it. I've always known my grandfather served with No. 75 Squadron, and that he was shot down in 41/42, and a few bits of other random information (he doesn't like to talk about it, for obvious reasons). Howeve...

paulh · paulh

Whilst my late father was training as w/op at 10 OTU Abingdon he flew on several bombing exercises. I am informed that the range was to the left of the A338 between Frilford and East Hanney. Can anyone tell me of a typical bombing exercise and if real or dummy bombs were used. I always thought live bombing...

chrisc152 · chrisc152

Hi all need a bit of help here! looking for info on an lanc landing accident-more really about the pilot (friend) William Braham. the accident happened when returning from sortie-crashed on landing and flipped. the aircraft on its prevous flight had a hard landing causing failure of the gear on tou...

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	With a measure of sorrow and a real sense of loss (Preview) Lloyd William Wright, D.F.C., C.D. passed away peacefully at home on May 11, 2010 in his 87th year. Lloyd served as a Halifax Bomber Pilot with RCAF No. 424 Tiger Squadron of No. 6 Group. Lloyd's dedication, effort and enthusiasm in the restoration of the Halifax Bomber housed on display at the Nat...	R. Fulford	3	829	May 25, 2010 by Anonymous
	1663 HCU count for service? (Preview) Hi I'm assisting my father Ron Metcalfe with this enquiry. He was around 17 or 18 when he joined 1663 HCU at Rufforth. He is trying to contact any of the members of the crew of Pilot Officer Reg W. Aldridge. Their crews names were EDDIE, VIC, JOHN, JOCK and ack Davey. -- Does anyone have any more details re t...	cibola123	5	1416	May 25, 2010 by cibola123
	RAF Hendon 1946-46/47 Groups and Metropolitan Communications Flight. (Preview) I have established that my late father was posted to No 47 group from serving as a w/op with 35 squadron(RAF Graveley ). It would appear that he was then a signals briefing officer at RAF Hendon where No 46 and 47 groups were part of Transport Command administering several outlying squadrons. My mother...	paulh	0	646	May 23, 2010 by paulh
	Ground Crew ORB Ludford Magna 44-45 - can anybody help? (Preview) Hi guys, I hope somebody can help me out. Does anybody out there happen to have orb entries for the 9101 servicing echelon based at Ludford Magna between October 44 and January 45. Any assistance greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Thor	thorthemighty	0	608	May 18, 2010 by thorthemighty
	Sgt J T Hadland - 76 Squadron (Preview) Hi, I have a photo of Sgt J T Hadland's name, from the 76 Sqd book of remembrance at All Saints Church HOSM, should anyone want this. Mike. -- Edited by MikeH on Tuesday 6th of April 2010 09:49:44 AM	MikeH	7	1057	May 18, 2010 by Starman 1957
	Wish to know more about Gerald Yeates (Preview) My Mother in Law would had a cousin who was in Bomber Command during the way. we have no idea as to what he flew,but we do know that he was lost just after the way in aplane crash and is buried in a cemetary in Bath, Avon. His name was Gerald Yeates, his parents names were Eddie & Millie Yeates and they all c...	dizzy-t	2	891	May 17, 2010 by dizzy-t
	Another Airworthy Lanc (Preview) Official Statement from The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre- It is fair to say that we have been considering making moves to fly Avro Lancaster NX611 for some years now; in fact it has been the ultimate ambition of Fred and Harold to complete their fabulous contribution to aviation history an...	matt	1	1060	May 12, 2010 by dizzy-t
	Call Signs (Preview) Can anyone tell me if/when a call sign was assigned was it given to the aircraft or was it assigned to the crew?. Also, Croft had a call sign and once again the question is. was the base call sign the same for every crew/aircraft?. Thanks.	William Heron	18	2010	May 6, 2010 by ME453
	Luftwaffe Claims Against Bomber Command (Preview) http://aces.safarikovi.org/luftwaffe.wartime.aerial.victory.credits.html	k4kittycrew	1	1141	May 6, 2010 by ME453
	Sgt. David Al Banks RCAF (Preview) Hello All, I am trying to find some information on my granfather's time in the RCAF. I know that he flew in a Mitchell and he was Bombadier. I also have found out that he received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Air Crew Europe Star Medal, 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star Medal, Defenc...	Jen	2	987	Apr 13, 2010 by matt
	158 Squadron Halifax Colors (Preview) I am interested in learning more about the aicraft of 158 Squadron. In particular, I am a hobbyist and in researching my latest subject, I found that the Halifaxes of 158 Squadron seemed to bear a rather unique feature. Unlike most Halifaxes whose landing gear was painted black just like the undersid...	Wild Bill Kelso	0	1027	Apr 8, 2010 by Wild Bill Kelso
	Lost a friend today ... (Preview) Belatedly I learned of the passing of F/O John S. "Jack" Carver RCAF Pilot on April 2, 2010 in his 96th year. Jack enlisted in the RCAF in 1940 and served overseas with No. 408 Goose Squadron. He initially flew on the Handley Page Hampden and then the H.P Halifax. I had the distinct ple...	Robert Fulford	1	847	Apr 7, 2010 by Linda
	Anthony/Tony Slugoski RCAF (Preview) Can anyone tell me more about a Tony/Anthony Slugoski RCAF & any of the other 2 men in this photo? I beleive that they were from Saskatchewan I beleive that the Tony Slugoski's brother Joseph was k.i.a. as it is an unusual surname From what i have picked up on Google,there is a Anthony Slugoski on the...	Linda	7	1310	Apr 6, 2010 by Linda
	630 Sqn New Forum (Preview) Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that 630 Squadron Homepage has now converted its 'Guestbook' into a Forum. You are all welcome! www.630squadron.co.uk/ Regards, John	K for Kitty Crew	1	865	Apr 6, 2010 by matt
	Uniform insignia help needed (Preview) Hi, I have a photograph of my uncle in uniform and am trying to date it, and find his rank at the time. I am pretty sure he left school and went into an RAF Engineering apprenticeship in 1937, age 14, and then went on to Pilot training in Florida in 1942. He is still looking very young in the photo maybe 16/1...	Lizh	6	1093	Apr 2, 2010 by Lizh
	terminology (Preview) I have been reading The Bomber Command Diaries and have a couple of questions, what is meant by R.C.M. Sorties and G-H Raid. There is no glossary to explain the terms used. Thanks Paul	paulh	2	814	Mar 23, 2010 by Pathfinderson
	35 squadron pff (raf graveley 1944/45) (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/21/a3114721.shtml	paulh	4	3404	Mar 16, 2010 by R. Fulford
	F/L Koester George Denis Scott RCAF (Preview) Hello , Who can help me with some information on F/L Koester George Denis Scott RCAF who flew as a pilot Mosquitoes with N° 109 Sqdn in 1943 ?	Moon	5	1727	Mar 15, 2010 by Moon
	Info on Z6489 102 squadron (Preview) Does anyone have more info on this plane or the crew: Whitley Z6489 Sgt J.Chapman KIA P/O R.W.Dawson KIA Sgt K.R.Winter KIA Sgt J.M.B.Tunnaj KIA Sgt J.Hall KIA Sgt J.F.James RAAF KIA Thanks	Anonymous	2	817	Mar 13, 2010 by Anonymous
	102 ceylon squadron (Preview) hi wondering if anyone can help me,, i am after info on my mums couzon,his name was peter james northen parker and was with 102 squadron group4 ceylon. he was mia on the sterkrade mission 16/17 june 1944,based at pocklington. he was a rear gunner on halifax NZ301 DY-M. are there any pictures ,friends, a...	phill salmon	4	2075	Mar 7, 2010 by Anonymous
	form n.-any ideas? (Preview) My late fathers logbook (a w/op with 35 squadron pathfinders) shows an entry under remarks on 23/12/1944 OPS COLOGNE (wounded by flak) Form n Can anyone identify what form n is? thanks in advance. Paul	paulh	0	679	Feb 23, 2010 by paulh
	Flt. lt. Richard Otway French DFC 7 Squadron RNZAF (Preview) Does anyone have any information on the loss of Dick French on a raid over Berlin on 4th september 1943. He is/was a distant cousin of mine and came from New Zealand. I understand from "Lost Bombers" that there was one survivor Flight Sargent B.E. Thighe who was interned in Camp 4B POW # 22284...	Fleming	2	1090	Feb 23, 2010 by Fleming
	Verrell Weatherley 100 SQD (Preview) Happy New Year from Australia, In the write up on Verrell Weatherley 100 SQD you have missed his other Twin sister who is still alive. Her name is Gladys Carrick nee Weatherley. HOPE YOU CAN RECTIFY THIS ? Regards ...	retention41	2	1099	Feb 22, 2010 by Fleming
	Great Halifax Model Photos (Preview) Hi Everyone, This posting was made on the lancaster-archive forum by 'Sasori' Just thought I'd post this link ( fantastic Halifax Model photos ) for all to see but especially for John 'Pigeonbird'. Keep scrolling down past the text and you'll see the end product. Regards, John http://www.arcforum...	K for Kitty Crew	1	935	Feb 18, 2010 by K for Kitty Crew
	115 Sqdn, RAF Witchford 1944. F/O Graham. (Preview) On 28th of December 1944, F/O Graham flew as 2nd Pilot with S/L Mills on a 115 sqdn Lancaster (A.HK698) out of Witchford. 4 days later (3 operations) the crew with whom he had flown were all killed when their aircraft was shot down by an American ground battery. I am hoping to be able to contact F/O Graham...	DNG332	0	892	Feb 17, 2010 by DNG332
	405 Squadron LAC Henry Charles STACEY, (AEM) (Preview) Hello all, I am trying to track down some information for a friend of mine whose father passed a few years back. He did serve overseas, and never talked about the war with anyone. When the CWH in Hamilton was restoring the Lancaster back in the late 80's she tried to get her dad involved with it as she had th...	Justplanedave	4	1634	Feb 12, 2010 by Justplanedave
	One for w/op's (Preview) In my late fathers logbook there is mention of frequency check by back tuning Can anyone assist with its meaning. I think it may have been a method of calibrating a receiver by tuning on a powerful known source-say Home radio 200 mcs- then slowly tuning off of that to find the station you were looking fo...	paulh	0	665	Feb 6, 2010 by paulh
	Need some help starting with research... (Preview) Good Day All, What luck to find such and awesome wealth of information. I'll just get right into it. I've always known my grandfather served with No. 75 Squadron, and that he was shot down in 41/42, and a few bits of other random information (he doesn't like to talk about it, for obvious reasons). Howeve...	woody190	6	1301	Feb 2, 2010 by woody190
	bombing exercises at OTU's (Preview) Whilst my late father was training as w/op at 10 OTU Abingdon he flew on several bombing exercises. I am informed that the range was to the left of the A338 between Frilford and East Hanney. Can anyone tell me of a typical bombing exercise and if real or dummy bombs were used. I always thought live bombing...	paulh	2	1320	Feb 2, 2010 by paulh
	Looking for information about lancaster accident (Preview) Hi all need a bit of help here! looking for info on an lanc landing accident-more really about the pilot (friend) William Braham. the accident happened when returning from sortie-crashed on landing and flipped. the aircraft on its prevous flight had a hard landing causing failure of the gear on tou...	chrisc152	2	887	Jan 19, 2010 by chrisc152
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