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Does anyone know of a link for an association, message board (anything!) for tracing old comrades? 
My uncle, John Edwin Simpson, was shot down Apr 1943 in France.  Was pow Stalag 4B.
After release, continued flying from RAF Waddington, then involved in mid-air collision over Averham (Lincs) in Sept 1949 (Operation Bulldog).  All crew were killed.  It was, apparently, mistake by ground control; resulted in court marshall.

Can't find anything relevant on the RAF Waddington site.

Grateful for any help or advice.

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Hi Jackie

My dad, Jack Arthur Blackman (61 Squadron), took me to the war cemetery at Waddington in the early 60s and showed me the graves of his fellow crew who died in a crash.

From my research the crash was on 26 September 1949 on Operation Bulldog, a training mission, and involved  Lincoln RF407 of 61 Squadron and Lincoln RE374 of 57 Squadron which collided over Staythorpe Newark.

His old friend Mitch (Albert Henry James Mitchell), who was with his previous crew (RF513), was killed in that crash, as was John Edwin Conway Simpson.

My dad said he was ill on that day and could not fly… he was the wireless op, as was your uncle John Simpson.  I was taken aback when I realised you were John's niece.  I was unsure whether to reply but felt I should share.

I don’t know if you will see this post so long after your original.

Best wishes

Clive Blackman