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Thought you might be interested in this that my Australian friend on CFWW2 Forum found:
http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midla ... -26075468/
A nearly whole Stirling please let it be true!
Dee

For anyone on Facebook they now have a Facebook page too!!!
Dee

Hi You could try contacting the following which was on the RAF Register of Associations: M Griffiths 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn Association Honeysuckle Cottage Langham Road Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds IP31 3DS Tel: 01359-259293 Email: squadron@tiscali.co.uk Should still be up to date. This might be of int...

Thanks Bruno. Its always nice to have a bit more background.... If the hurri pilot had lived he would have been in real trouble.... I wonder if the crew did any live ops while they were on the OTU otherwise it was a crying shame (though it was a crying shame anyway) ...
Dee

Need to bring my laptop to work so I can download the photos as there is more information on the memorial....
Dee

As I was bombing (!!) along the road from St Ives to Soham, just after passing through Earith, I noticed what looked like a memorial wall. After reversing back I found that it was a memorial to a crew who had crashed a Stirling near to Earith. one of the names on the memorial was Ronald Wilkins Tayl...

There is also a documentary due to be released featuring over 50 ex Bomber Command crews Link below:-

http://www.electricegg.co.uk/Into_the_Wind

Thought people might like to see this site which a member on rafcommands has put together:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/air ... lk488.html
Very interesting stuff on the rest of it....
Dee

Friends of 75 (NZ) Sqn reunion-the next UK one is on July 2-4 2010. Details are available from Kevin King the UK secretary. Anyone connected to 75 welcome. The next New Zealand Reunion will be the end of March 2012 (just in time for Warbirds over Wanaka). Both welcome anyone who is connected to the ...

Hear hear I agree it is a good idea Bruno... I have joined already!
I have also joined one called Support the Bomber Command Memorial which is also a great idea.