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by Will1604
Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:34 pm
Forum: General Section
Topic: Early Flight Engineer Training
Replies: 8
Views: 18699

Re: Early Flight Engineer Training

Came across the following which is a fairly thorough description of the training a Stirling FE went through. By this stage it looks like a more established process than for the early FEs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2people ... 2741.shtml
by Will1604
Sun Nov 26, 2017 3:41 pm
Forum: 3 GROUP
Topic: Balding crew 218sqdn
Replies: 4
Views: 9871

Re: Balding crew 218sqdn

Based on an OTU photo I'm now certain that George Lawrenson is front right and Stanley Harris is at front left.
by Will1604
Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:27 pm
Forum: 3 GROUP
Topic: Balding crew 218sqdn
Replies: 4
Views: 9871

Re: Balding crew 218sqdn

The 218 squadron ORB shows that Keith Balding, George Hurst and four other members of the crew posted to 218 from 1657 HCU on 16 April 1943. That group of six did not include any of the flight engineers who later flew with the crew. Trying to identify the others in the photo. Besides Balding and Hur...