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World War Two / Re: 652 AOP Squadron RAF * RA
« on: Friday 02 January 09 10:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Bobsy on Thursday 01 January 09 22:12 GMT (UK)
Hi Jaap,
...If I known about the book that Kyt recomended and I recieved on 25 Dec. I would have been more informed.
Bob T.

Bob,

Thanks for your answer. I have found in the last 20 years the following publications about AOP during WWII. I will mention it here because they could also be of interest for other people.
The first one I have as a copy and the second one I have as a book.

- Maj. Adrew Lyell, DFC, CdeG, RA. Memoirs of An Air Observation Post Officer. Chippenham. 1985.
- H.J.Parham and E.M.G. Belfield. Unarmed into Battle. Chippenham. 1986.
- Battle History 666 1945. Republished by Abel Book Company, Calgary, 2006 - a 37-page history endorsed by Major A.B. Stewart.
- Canada's Flying Gunners: A History of the Air Observation Post of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Lt.-Col. D.L. Fromow (Ottawa: Air O.P. Pilots Association, 2002)
- Where The Hell Are The Guns? George Blackburn, MC (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997).

Dave,

Thank you for pointing me in the direction of Jefford's work.
I have Halley's The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force, but also am familiar with Jefford.
They both have mentioned the locations of the HQ Flights. I have checked it with the ORBs of the units.
Will check Air 10/3962, have missed that one. Good point! Thanks.

Jaap




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World War Two / Re: 652 AOP Squadron RAF * RA
« on: Thursday 01 January 09 12:06 GMT (UK)  »
I am glad that I have found this forum. I am looking for experts on AOP Squadrons RAF.
The Dutch Studygroup Airwar 1939-1945 is working on a publication about the history of the Dutch airfields during WWII. Part of this study are the ALGs used by the AOP Squadrons of the RAF. I have studied the ORBs of these units in the NA at Kew. At this moment we are preparing a map with the ALGs used by these Squadrons. The ORBs are a big help. But of one of the Squadrons, 660 (AOP) Sqn. RAF, the ORB was not complete when I studied them about 9 years ago. Form 540 of March, April and May 1945 were not present. The Flights of this unit were supporting the advance of 2nd and 3rd Can. Inf. Divisions in the Northern part of the Netherlands. Who can help me withe names or locations of the ALGs used by the Flights of this Squadron in the final three months of WWII?

Jaap Woortman

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