Hello all, Not sure if this is the appropriate section or not. In the book "The Long Road" by Oliver Clutton-Brock, about the POW camp Stalag Luft 7 Located at Bankau (Bakow), Silesia, is an aerial photo of the camp taken at 28,000 feet on 5th September 1944. It is credited as being in the...
Richard Yes, this is my Uncle, William Edwin 'Ted' Grantham, who went on to 61 Squadron and died on the crews 24th mission, on the night of 7/8 July 1944. Pete Yes, the early flights at 29 OTU are 'Circuits and Landing's' with the dual pilots, then the odd 'solo', a few more dual, then a run of sol...
Hi all In the absence of a log book for my Uncle's RAF pilot career with Bomber command, I have obtained copies of the log books of his Navigator and and Air bomber. While they are at 29 OTU flying Wellingtons, and also 1661 HCU flying Stirlings, my Uncle is often one of two pilots named on a traini...
Hi Isn't the whole of Flight Magazine nicely made available on line here: https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/ From 1909 to 2005? You can search on any words. The October Issue starts here: https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%202025.html James Thanks James That's exactly ...
Hello all Not sure whether to post this here or in Documentation. I have been sent a copy of a letter from one of the survivors of my Uncle's crew, who wrote to the relatives of one who perished. In this, he says 'I have just read about Peter in "Flight" the issue of Oct 5th 1944. All the ...
There is a possibility that Ronald Towndrow was born in 1922 in Sheffield. Younger brother Raymond and older sister Dorothy. hope this helps Peter Hi Neil It's an unusual name and I did a little research for your in the Birth's Marriages and Deaths. good luck Peter Cheers Peter I'd found a few cand...