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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Monday 09 February 09 22:52 GMT (UK) »
Hi David, Interesting to read about Wally, sorry if this sounds a daft question but did he survive the marches?
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Sunday 08 February 09 17:56 GMT (UK) »
Just aswell my father moved onto Lancasters really!! - so tell me more about Wally's exploits during the war
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Friday 06 February 09 19:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi David,
With ref to the Hampden the only info I can gleem from my fathers log book is that the aircraft was AE229 Piloted by F/Sgt Mapp. My father was the Wireless operator and sitting on the cockpit, not sure which one Mapp is. This is the aircraft that crashed and was written off causing my father to have 6 months off with injuries. On the 17/8/41 they were on ops when they had to turn back to Swinderby with engine trouble and it crashed on the 29/8/41.
I'm afraid this is all I can come up with at the moment.
Cheers
Simon
With ref to the Hampden the only info I can gleem from my fathers log book is that the aircraft was AE229 Piloted by F/Sgt Mapp. My father was the Wireless operator and sitting on the cockpit, not sure which one Mapp is. This is the aircraft that crashed and was written off causing my father to have 6 months off with injuries. On the 17/8/41 they were on ops when they had to turn back to Swinderby with engine trouble and it crashed on the 29/8/41.
I'm afraid this is all I can come up with at the moment.
Cheers
Simon
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Thursday 05 February 09 22:56 GMT (UK) »
Snap, same shield as mine. Here's a couple more photos for you. Firstly on a Hampden Reg No VNU, secondly is the 50 squadron reunion 1954, the only manes on the back are S/LDR Brown, W/Cmdr Oxley, W/Cmdr Lloyd and F/Lt Grose
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Thursday 05 February 09 22:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi David, Here's a picture obviously taken at the same time in the pub. not sure where Wally is though, he's either taking the picture or he's gone for the drinks. Probably the later!!. I have the same 50 squadron emblem but it has been made into a wooden shield and is on the wall in my office.
Simon
Simon
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Thursday 05 February 09 21:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bryan, Good to hear from you, your right , without these brave guys who knows where we would be now. I sometimes wonder if I would be quite so brave if I suddenly had to go to war as these fellas did, but I guess you would just go and do it as they did. Shame we don't know more about Stew Hobson.
Keep in touch
Cheers Simon
Keep in touch
Cheers Simon
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Thursday 05 February 09 00:31 GMT (UK) »
Hi David, I've got the same picture but I didn't know anything about it, there is no explanation on the back. Looking in his log book I doesn't look like he was officially flying on the 15 Feb so maybe he was in one of the Hampdens.
On the 12/2/42 he was Air Gunner flying in the North Sea Attacking the Scharnhorst, Gnelsnau and Prinz Eugen and on the 16/2/42 he was W/T Operator which was his main duty flying to Scampton. Sound like they had a bash at everything!!
If I find any other photos I think you'll find interesting I'll post them for you to see.
Cheers
Simon
On the 12/2/42 he was Air Gunner flying in the North Sea Attacking the Scharnhorst, Gnelsnau and Prinz Eugen and on the 16/2/42 he was W/T Operator which was his main duty flying to Scampton. Sound like they had a bash at everything!!
If I find any other photos I think you'll find interesting I'll post them for you to see.
Cheers
Simon
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Wednesday 04 February 09 23:01 GMT (UK) »
David, Thought you may like to see this photo of your dad dated 1942, found it in amongst my fathers photos.
Cherrs
Simon
Cherrs
Simon
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World War Two / Re: 50 Squadron crew, June '41
« on: Wednesday 04 February 09 20:58 GMT (UK) »
David, I have looked through my fathers log book and he was with 50 Squadron at Lindholme in July 41 then went with 50 Squadron to Swinderby until August '41 when he had 6 months off due to unjuries recieved by crashing after ops on 29th August '41 fliying in Hampdens. Feb '42 he was with 50 sqd Skellingthorpe mainly in Manchesters stayed there until July then went to Swinderby and converted to Lancasters until Aug '42, Wigsley on Lanc's until Feb '43 then onto 57 Squadron Scampton until Aug '43 when he went to India until Nov '44 then changed to 276 Squadron in Belguim in '45 on Airsea Rescue on Walrus's.
If you want any more info just let me know
Simon
If you want any more info just let me know
Simon
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