Hi everyone, its a pleasure to be here for the first time! My Dad was a skipper with 420 Squadron and 405 Squadron, 1944.

  I am currently attempting to write a book, based on his logbook, telling the story of the crew. For the past year I have been working on making contact with all the families of the 6 men who flew with him, and have had some great success, including meeting the last surviving member of the crew, 95 year old Bob McWhirter ( sharp as a tack and a real gentleman!). 

  I am hoping this forum will help me with some of the unanswered questions I have. 

First up:   Can anyone help me track down the family or history of an Englishman name Sgt W. ( wilfred I think) Porter, who was my Dad's flight engineer at Tholthorpe in the spring of 1944. He and my Dad apparently didnt see eye to eye and Porter left the crew , but stayed at 420 squadron and was wounded in November of 1944 when his Halifax crashed upon landing at Leeming, returning from a raid.  Unlike the RCAF, the RAF doesnt seem to have easily accessed online records of all their personnel ( perhaps because of the much larger numbers....? ).   

Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Clint.