21 Brave Airmen, March 1943

[WelwynGC1]

As my endless task continues l just wanted to take the opportunity to refresh the topic in the hope that once again someone may spot a relative.

Thanks for reading.

Steve   (WelwynGC1)

[geoff_43]

Hi Steve,

Can not help with names, but I do have a record that states JA969 was lost after a total air time of 96 hrs.

Geoff

[DeeBoneham]

Always worth doing this

As my endless task continues l just wanted to take the opportunity to refresh the topic in the hope that once again someone may spot a relative.

Thanks for reading.

Steve   (WelwynGC1)

[WelwynGC1]

Hi Steve,

Can not help with names, but I do have a record that states JA969 was lost after a total air time of 96 hrs.

Geoff

  Thanks Geoff, astonishingly after all these years l found a book with a picture of JA969 HW-N Lanc Mk111. It was taken on an air test sometime after it arrived at Waltham.

A great book but hard to find...
LANCASTER OPERATIONS- ONE SQUADRONS CONTRIBUTION TO THE BOMBER OFFENSIVE   by IAN REID    (All about 100 Squadron).

[geoff_43]

Hi Steve,

I have a book by Wing Commander (I think) Bruce Robinson called "LANCASTER - The Story of a Famous Bomber"
Signed by himself & crew. It is No. 311 of ?

It is mainly about the craft rather than the people, but has many photos, plus a whole list of all Lancasters & Manchesters by serial No. & their fate. This is where I got the flight hours of JA969 from. Give me a while & I will go through it to see if I can find any info in it regarding JA969 or people in your photo.

I lent it to a friend a while ago, who's father was in Lancasters. His dad found a photo of himself & crew. He was over the moon, but died shortly after.

I am not an aviation "buff" but have the book passed on by my late father. It is worth so much to me for this reason.

Geoff

[WelwynGC1]

Another feint line of enquiry, and another brazen refresh of my thread (sorry) but l figure as there were so many airmen that trained in Canada...............

Did your relative train at No. 34 OTU  Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick??

There may well be many mutual benefits in finding out as great research is ongoing with the Pennfield Parish Military History Society.

Have a look at the service records and let me know.

[WelwynGC1]

Once again remembering my Uncle on the 89th anniversary of his birth, though yes he will be forever twenty.

Hopefully this will be the year that the 55573 will FINALLY get their official memorial.

Never forget.

[Pete Keane]

Still watching this Steve.

Cheers

Pete

[WelwynGC1]

Hi Pete, its all gone quiet but you never know what may be around the corner??