Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

Hi John, Not bombing maps as far as i know. I have several of these, they are Ordnance Survey maps, it is printed in the top left corner, although they only show this on the UK map shown in the pictures. On a couple, they rather funnily state " Areas dangerous to flying are not shown on this sh...

Have to agree with Alex, they would have had one issued the moment they started flying training. I have a C/Command pilot's logbook, and the first entry is for Air Experience whilst at 26 EFTS Guinea Fowl.

Mmm, thought this might be a sort of "fishy" Stirling related challenge, Short Sturgeon,

John, I've been on the circuit a long while, and know where to go for most things, but i can honestly say i've never seen that site before, and can only say thanks for the enlightenment. The photo i've seen of this op, is at another angle, with the bombed out site on the bottom of the picture, and a...

Darn it, i was out fixing my m/bike when this one came up, but the picture i've seen has the perspex nose uncovered.

Definatley Peenemunde, but the date will have to be a guess, so i'll go for the raid of 17/18th Aug 43, but the photo is possibly a recon op taken by a 540sqdn Mossie.

Hi Steve,
Still on 460sqdn strength at time of 28/09/44, on ops to Calais, F/O R. Cassie, captain. With a couple of other exceptions, she was the normal mount of F/O T.G. Fuller.

John,
You forgot to mention the 3 Wellingtons that laid mines in the Frisian Islands without loss on this date

Wayne,
I agree, simply not "CRICKET" old boy !!!

According to another online database, this was an "XT" coded 1657 CU aircraft that crash landed at the USAAF base at Rougham, but no dates given.