Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Bombercrew.com Forum -> Bombercrew.com Forum -> 170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell,UK
Post Info TOPIC: 170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell,UK
[0 vote(s)]
Anonymous

Date:
170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell,UK
Permalink   

I am trying to find out if there are any surviving members of a Lancaster aircrew who flew with my uncle,Alun Vaughan Lewis number 1836204. He may have been called Taffy Lewis. They were based at RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
The following were in the crew. They were in the RCAF but flying for Bomber Command RAF
F/L MA Coderre-pilot
F/O RW Cooper
F/O KA Flannigan
F/S FR MacInnis
F/S FH Paterson

On 21 February 1945 their Lancaster Mk111 PB 573 TC-H was shot down on a raid over Duisburg. The crew baled out but F/S Paterson died. The rest of the crew survived. F/S Paterson is remembered at the RAF Memorial at Runnymede, here in the UK.
If you think you may be able to assist I would be delighted to hear from you.
Thank you

__________________
Anonymous

Date:
Permalink   

Hi,

I am trying to find out any information about Kenneth (middle name possibly George) Powell who I think served with the 170 and died towards the end of the war.  If you have any info I would be most grateful.

Kevin



__________________
AW


Air Commodore

Status: Offline
Posts: 256
Date:
Permalink   

Hi

Being an annonymous poster can make it hard to pass on details such as scans of files. Can confirm Kenneth George Powell, if you let me have your email address via my profile, i can send files.

Alan.



-- Edited by AW on Sunday 10th of April 2011 02:24:49 PM



-- Edited by AW on Sunday 10th of April 2011 02:26:58 PM

__________________

AlanW
avane


Pilot Officer

Status: Offline
Posts: 25
Date:
Permalink   

You find a bit more information on this site
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=11013

Astrid

__________________
Anonymous

Date:
Permalink   

Does anyone have any information on F/Sgt Dennis Jeavons 1218909 Pilot TC Uncle Lancaster? 170 squadron 1944 -45 Wickenby, Dunholme, Hemswell

Crew: Sgt Bairstow Nav, F/sgt Anderson, Sgt Olson Engineer, Sgt Bailey Wireless, Sgt Thorburn and Robinson Gunners

bobjeavons@manx.net



__________________
M Simpson


Flight Sergeant

Status: Offline
Posts: 15
Date:
Permalink   

Hello there,

176236 P/O.Dennis Jeavons was posted in to 626 Squadron from No.11 Base on 27/8/44.His crew were;

1814186 Arnold David Olson,flight engineer;

1452800 George Henry Bairstow,navigator;

1045740 William Charles Manning Anderson,air bomber;

2201638 Hubert Eugene Bailey,wireless operator;

1571510 David Alexander Thorburn,air gunner;

1344286 Stanley Melville Robinson,air gunner.

P/O.Jeavons flew a second pilot sortie to Stettin 29-30/8/44 and a first sortie with his own crew to Le Havre 5/9/44.

When 170 Squadron was reformed as a heavy bomber squadron on 15/10/44,his was one of two crews from 626 Squadron posted in,along with 'C' flight of 625 Squadron and some crews from 12 and 103 Squadrons.He was involved with his crew in a take-off accident on 1-2/2/45 on a sortie to Ludwigshafen which wrote off Lancaster ME302 'U',although no one was hurt.

I have not yet looked in much detail at the Operational Record Books for 626 or 170 Squadrons,but will be happy to give more information when I have the time.

Hope this is of interest,

Regards,Mark Simpson.



-- Edited by M Simpson on Wednesday 21st of August 2013 08:51:09 AM

__________________
Bob jeavons

Date:
Permalink   

Many thanks for the information posted about Dennis Jeavons placed over a year ago which i have only just seen. I would be very grateful for any further information you may have on his squadrons. He trained in Canada:

Time in Canada F/O 176236

 

Completed UK training No21 EFTS Booker, Marlow UK   29th Sept 1941 53hrs 35 mins flying time on Tiger Moth.

Transfer to 37 SFTS CALGARY Alberta  Canada next entry 26th Nov 1941 flying A/S Oxford D flight No2 Squadron. By end Jan 1942 he had 98 hrs flying and signed off on Oxford 2nd Feb 1942

 

Completed training on Oxford end May 1942 total hours 165hrs 15 mins



__________________
John W


Group Captain

Status: Offline
Posts: 177
Date:
Permalink   

Hi Mark,

I am interested in F/O N K Dunlop 419166 who was killed on operations 7/8 Jan 1945 in PB397 which collided with 166 Sqn NG290. The full crew were;

F/O N K Dunlop 419166 RAAF Pilot.

Sgt J H Pinsent 1852125 RAFVR F/Eng.

Sgt T Miller 873380 RAFVR Nav.

F/S R S Bennet 1335273 RAFVR Nav.

F/S J Mace 1589239 RAFVR W/Op.

Sgt P Day 2213761 RAFVR Mid/Upper.

F/S C A Robinson 2209776 RAFVR R/Gunner.

They did the following Ops.

18/11/44 Waneeickel (Dunlop second pilot)

21/11/44 Aschaffenburg

27/11/44 Freiburg

4/12/44 Karlsruhe

6/12/44 Merseburg

12/12/44 Essen

28/12/44 Bonn

2/1/45 Nuremburg

7/1/45 Munich Failed to return.

Mark could you send me the ORB when you get time to harleyDOT158ATbigpondDOTcom replace the DOT and AT with the usual I would be very gratefull.

 

Cheers,

 

John.



__________________
Penny W

Date:
RE: 170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell,UK PB397
Permalink   

Hi,

I am researching Robert Sidney Bennett from 170 Squadron who is on my village war memorial in Sussex.  I know from other web sites that he was flying a Lancaster bomber serial PB397 from Hemswell.  His target that night was Munich but failed to return.  I wondered whether anyone could give me any further details as to why the plane failed to return.  Also, from the list of 7 crew would it be possible to work out who was the pilot?  There are 3 Flight Sergeants, 3 Sergeants and one Flying Officer from the Royal Australian Air Force.

Many thanks,

Penny

 



__________________
MikeH


Air Vice Marshall

Status: Offline
Posts: 309
Date:
RE: 170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell,UK
Permalink   

Hi Penny,

the link below has details regarding the loss of PB397.

 

http://www.lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=en&mode=viewentry&e=13101#

 

Mike

 



__________________
Penny W

Date:
Permalink   

Hi Mike,

Thanks so much for your help.

Penny



__________________
Anonymous

Date:
Permalink   

 

Hello, i found the crashsite.

 

Best regards,

info@luchtoorlog-1939-1945



__________________
Anonymous

Date:
Permalink   

Anonymous wrote:

I am trying to find out if there are any surviving members of a Lancaster aircrew who flew with my uncle,Alun Vaughan Lewis number 1836204. He may have been called Taffy Lewis. They were based at RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
The following were in the crew. They were in the RCAF but flying for Bomber Command RAF
F/L MA Coderre-pilot
F/O RW Cooper
F/O KA Flannigan
F/S FR MacInnis
F/S FH Paterson

On 21 February 1945 their Lancaster Mk111 PB 573 TC-H was shot down on a raid over Duisburg. The crew baled out but F/S Paterson died. The rest of the crew survived. F/S Paterson is remembered at the RAF Memorial at Runnymede, here in the UK.
If you think you may be able to assist I would be delighted to hear from you.
Thank you

*********************************

 

Hello, i found the crashsite.

Best regards,

info@luchtoorlog-1939-1945

 



__________________
Steven David Olson

Date:
Permalink   

My father was Arnold David Olson. He unfortunately passed away in 1971 due to heart failure. He married Joyce Ellen Kirby in about 1945 she was a nurse at the time!

Best regards,

Steve Olson. 

 



__________________
candymika


Aircraftsman 1st Class

Status: Offline
Posts: 3
Date:
Permalink   

Thanks for the nice articles. It is very useful for me. I am so glad I found this article. Thank you for sharing with us, I also always learn something new from your posts.
minesweeper



-- Edited by candymika on Friday 14th of May 2021 11:45:50 PM

__________________
Anonymous

Date:
Permalink   

Thanks for the information. Your father flew with my father Sgt Dennis Jeavons. I remember him speaking of Arnie Olsen. My Dad died on the Isle of man  in 1981 from cancer and my mother Freda dies in 2012.



__________________
True North TV

Date:
Permalink   

Hi everyone, my I am a Researcher for a brand new TV Series for Channel 5. We are very interested in anyone with family members, friends or loved ones who served at RAF Hemswell during World War I or World War I and took photos of their time there. If so, please contact me at LLay****@truenorth.tv. Thanks so much!

 



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Bombercrew.com Forum -> Bombercrew.com Forum -> 170 Squadron at RAF Hemswell,UK
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard