Pathfinder Squadron

[saxonw.]

Sorry I've not replied beofre but the most relevant member of the family has now said he is interested and I have forwarded to hin the postings.

[DeeBoneham]

Hi

I am not at home at moment but if you want I will type up a potted history of his sqn for you from a book I have from 1980....

You may be able to find the Warrant Officer on ancestry.com and you never know his family may be doing some research on him too.

Dee

[DeeBoneham]

Oh I forget to say there is a pathfinder museum at RAF Wyton. Have a  look at the following http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbramptonwytonhenlow/aboutus/pathfinder.cfm

Dee

[saxonw.]

Thanks you. I#m waing to here from sis as she has met him for the first time for a long time today. But I will get his info concerning this.

[DeeBoneham]

Good luck with your research. 

Dee 

[charlesmorris]

Hi Dee
I haven't been checking this link as I thought it was dead then looked one more time and surprise surprise. Yes I would appreciate any 405 squadron information you may have. I believe my uncle was not in the squadron for all that long but it might give me some added information to trace down WO Johnson. Thanks heaps

[saxonw.]

charlesmorris: I have sent you a personal message.

[AndyMWebb]

I don't know if this is the place to post this but I'm trying to trace someone who was in the Pathfinders.

I'm trying to trace my father's cousin Jack Hall, who was in the Pathfinders.

Unfortunately I have very little information about him.

His name is Jack Hall and was born in 1921, I believe he was a Flight Lieutenant.

I believe he may have been a navigator but my father is certain that he flew in a Mosquito. My understanding is that at some point he was asked to fly as navigator in bombers who constantly failed to finish missions, how true that is I do not know.  After the war he became a Customs Officer, we think in Ramsgate.

I have no idea about service number or where he was stationed.

I tried the Pathfinder museum but they couldn't help, they sent me an application for Service Records but I just do not have the information to be able to fill them in.

Many thanks

Andy

[DeeBoneham]

Yes this is a good place as Kyt has lots of info but it might also be worth putting a posting on www.rafcommands.com/forum as they have some very knowledgeable people too...
Dee
For Charles Morris:
Apologies I just realised that 405 are a Canadian Sqn or Australian Sqn!  Unfortunately I dont have a potted history for them.  My book says the sqns are outside of its scope....  However if you go onto www.cfww2.com and put a posting on their forum they have a couple of good people on there who can can advise..  Its especially for Commonwealth Forces enquiries and you can get some answers from them.  Again sorry..  My fault for not looking in my book before I posted that!
Dee