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World War Two / Re: Bomber command
« on: Wednesday 31 March 10 08:59 BST (UK)  »
It was the usual stuff when i rang them...(i.e) moving departments staff on holiday  some ill computers not working properly Ect Ect...
In other words under staff and work has piled up for them.... ::) ..Chris

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World War Two / Re: Bomber command
« on: Tuesday 30 March 10 14:04 BST (UK)  »
I phone them up yesterday and its being dealt with as i speak they said it should be hear by next week some time...Thanks for your concern....Chris

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World War Two / Re: Bomber command
« on: Monday 29 March 10 13:40 BST (UK)  »
I am still waiteing from the people i sent my check of at Cramwell...Dont seem to be that very forth comeing with the info ??? that i am after...Chris

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World War Two / Re: Bomber command
« on: Wednesday 17 February 10 14:26 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you also for the last bit of info that has come through...(one of the sites it shows you pictures of the flight crews...How i would also like to see pictures of my father next door to his flight crew...

But like i have said my father was a very private person and just got on as to what he at to do...

I have just sent of the form to the  R.A.F party disclosure team at R.A.F Cranwell for all of my fathers service records...Just have to Waite and see as to what they can find out for me...

If you would like to know how i get on i will post back on the forum as to what info does come back...I am sure you would all like to know as well as i do as to what he done done in W.W.2

Any way if any more info does come up please post..Yours for Now Chris.


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World War Two / Re: Bomber command
« on: Tuesday 16 February 10 12:09 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all for your help so far..Will keep plodding on for more info....Cheers for now Chris

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World War Two / Re: Bomber command
« on: Wednesday 10 February 10 10:26 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for a quick reply...I rely appreciate your help with this..

All i have is his log book his service and release book and the forth supplement of the London Gazette...

The last reading in his log book it says summary for July 1945 unit 1661 H.C.U Type Lancaster 2 ...Lancaster Familiarization and Academy trip...total for day light hours 155.05 and 128.55 for night...Thats the last it says in his log book...

Sorry but what do you mean by his DFM recommendation....

P.S yes i am working from his log book that is all i have...

I am sure my father said that he was down in Kent some ware when there airfield was bomb to kingdom come and they disbanded and move him else were..this is also what i am after as to what he did be for and after...I am also sure he did say that he was flying by planes if this was true or not...i am not sure...Chris

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World War Two / Bomber command
« on: Tuesday 09 February 10 23:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi..I am chris...
Since my father past away a few years ago..I have come across his naigators air bombers and air gunners flying log book...
My dad would not talk about the war years..only that he fault for king and country...and came out the R.A.F a Sargent...and with the D.F.M that he colleted at Buckenham Palace in the Dec of 1944..

In his royal air force service and release book he has his start date 10/05/40 and till he finnish the war in Dec of 1945...

But what i am after is what he done befor hand befor he was move to Burton on Trent...I do know that he ended up with bomber command as a tail end gunner in the halifax..and station in Burton on Trent...Just down the road from us is fradly and some of the hangers are still there(but now its a big warehouseing astate)...But looking at bomber command Fradly is not mention as a bomber command station..There is also burneston airdrome just up the road also(now toyota sits on it) and there is hardly any mention to this airdrome...I know my father was bileted at an old house of farest road called sieni house...So he must have been either at fradly or Burneston..

In his log book dated the 24/08/43 he was at 9 (0) A.F.U gunnery school Penrhos..Then he move oct 1943 to Lossiemoth then onto C.U. Ruffort in febuary 5/2/1944 doing circuits and landings...
In the March of 1944 it say again 76 Squ Holme on Spaldng moor...Untill the 9th of March when he done a ops to Lille too bomb railways yards in France...This went on untill the 15th August 1944 when he done his last ops over to Tirlemont....

In the london gazette dated the 8th of December1944 he colleted his medal from the king..it say his number 1151645 D.H.G.Dark R.A.F.V.R....76 Squ...

I look up the 76 Squ and its complealey diferent from the bomber Squ that he says he was in...Can any one shed any more light on this...Chris

I am also trying to find out what he did befor he was move up to the midlands...

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Staffordshire / Re: "DUCK"
« on: Monday 01 February 10 19:24 GMT (UK)  »
Living In Burton On Trent and having Derbyshire on its door step it is very popular to call some one duck or miduck..in fact i use it a lot in Burton Miduck...Chris

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