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R. Fulford

There are very few, if any, words that adequately describe the loss of the last member of Dad's aircrew. Flight Sergeant T.J.K. Merchant the WAG of the Sumner crew passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 86 years of age. With Ken's passing the last of five Ontario boys who crewed up together to form what...

smudgersmith · smudgersmith

Gents, Can anyone please let me know the circumstances surrounding the above named officer being sent for a prolonged spell of recuperation between January 1942 and May 1943. At the time he was serving as C Flight Commander with No.408 RCAF Squadron. Thanks in advance. Steve

k4kittycrew · k4kittycrew

Hi Folks, Just wanted to ask if any members had any any photos of Short Stirling Nose Art. I've started a 'post' over on the Stirling Aircraft Society Forum and would certainly appreciate and photos that we could copy and paste ........ with all credits listed to the providers. Cheers, John (k4kitty...

Jake Drummond · Jake Drummond

I'm tyring to edit a post and have followed the system and submitted the posts, but they're not showing. Any ideas?

leslie · leslie

At approximately 02:35 hours Pacific Standard Time August 16th, 2011 Dad took off on his final sortie where he "slipped the surly bonds of earth, put out his hand and touched the face of God" I am sure he has reunited with the crew of Lancaster ND969 "F" for Freddy and they are tip...

Chris Rink · Chris Rink

I'm looking for any photos of Lancaster KB-853 SE-A 431 Squadron Davenport Crew My great uncle Wendelin Rink was the bomb aimer and I'm hoping someone might have a photo of the plane or any further information ie planes nickname that they could share. Thanks, Chris Rink

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

Welcome to visit www.gobizsale.comNewest Handbag sale with discount price!Dooney& Bourke HandbagDooney& Bourke Handbag http...

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

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	Last of 5 Ontario Boys ... Flt. Sgt. T.J.K. Merchant RCAF WAG (Preview) There are very few, if any, words that adequately describe the loss of the last member of Dad's aircrew. Flight Sergeant T.J.K. Merchant the WAG of the Sumner crew passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 86 years of age. With Ken's passing the last of five Ontario boys who crewed up together to form what...	R. Fulford	5	1456	Sep 11, 2011 by webb87
	S/Ldr W.J Burnett (Preview) Gents, Can anyone please let me know the circumstances surrounding the above named officer being sent for a prolonged spell of recuperation between January 1942 and May 1943. At the time he was serving as C Flight Commander with No.408 RCAF Squadron. Thanks in advance. Steve	smudgersmith	4	2233	Sep 9, 2011 by Anonymous
	Short Stirling Nose Art Photos (Preview) Hi Folks, Just wanted to ask if any members had any any photos of Short Stirling Nose Art. I've started a 'post' over on the Stirling Aircraft Society Forum and would certainly appreciate and photos that we could copy and paste ........ with all credits listed to the providers. Cheers, John (k4kitty...	k4kittycrew	0	741	Sep 1, 2011 by k4kittycrew
	Editing Posts, difficulty. (Preview) I'm tyring to edit a post and have followed the system and submitted the posts, but they're not showing. Any ideas?	Jake Drummond	0	783	Aug 22, 2011 by Jake Drummond
	Lt.Col.(ret.) E.J. (Al) Trotter DFC,DFM,CD,CM (Preview) At approximately 02:35 hours Pacific Standard Time August 16th, 2011 Dad took off on his final sortie where he "slipped the surly bonds of earth, put out his hand and touched the face of God" I am sure he has reunited with the crew of Lancaster ND969 "F" for Freddy and they are tip...	leslie	2	837	Aug 22, 2011 by andy
	431 Squadron Lancaster KB-853 SE-A photos? (Preview) I'm looking for any photos of Lancaster KB-853 SE-A 431 Squadron Davenport Crew My great uncle Wendelin Rink was the bomb aimer and I'm hoping someone might have a photo of the plane or any further information ie planes nickname that they could share. Thanks, Chris Rink	Chris Rink	1	878	Aug 21, 2011 by Linda
	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	1668	Aug 18, 2011 by Popeye
	Bomber Command: Failed to Return - new book and video (Preview) http://www.fightinghigh.com/bombercommandfailedtoreturn.htm	Steve Darlow	0	1014	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	2317	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	626	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	1787	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	721	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	2235	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	753	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	2576	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	957	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	687	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	1443	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	1062	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	1076	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	777	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	1174	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	1631	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	824	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	1280	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	1096	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	2488	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	1046	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	3675	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	1085	Apr 10, 2011 by avane
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