Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

Tom

The best book for facts and figures about the Stirling is The Stirling File by Bryce Gomersall (Air Britain Publications) : ISBN 0851301525.

Douglas

Dave

Could they all be gunners? I would not think that other crew members would need such heavy looking gauntlets.

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Douglas

This book may be another in a series by Stuart Hadaway. Pen and Sword published Missing Believed Killed : The Royal Air Force and the Search for Missing Aircrew 1938-1952 : ISBN 978-1-844175-734-1 in 2008. Thoroughly recommended.

Douglas

John

That might be a Stirling Mk. IV which had the nose art of a female Highland dancer under the name "The Braw Lass" although I cannot be certain.

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Douglas

Barry

Can you let me know whether you want this additional information e-mailed or sent by post. I did send you a e-mail but have not had a reply.

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Douglas

Geoff There is some additional information that can be gleaned from a variety of sources. From cross referring Bill Chorley’s Bomber Command War Losses of the Second World War 1943 and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, the crew were as follows : - F/O Edward Patrick Deville : Pilot F/Sgt....

Barry Douglas Halliwell was Signals Leader with 199 at North Creake between 1944-1945 and was a special wireless operator who was involved in operating the radiocountermeasures which 199 were tasked to undertake in 100 Group. He undertook a total of forty four operations with 199 between 16 June 194...

Barry

If it was 1944, that would point to him serving with the Squadron at North Creake. However, I will also have a look further back to confirm he had not joined the Squadron earlier. I will be in touch as soon as I can.

Douglas

Barry I have the complete 199 Operations Record Book for the Squadron between November 1942 and July 1945. To give you an idea of what is in the ORB, it gives the crews names, aircraft code, time when the aircraft took off and returned and a short summary of what the crew saw during the raid. During...

Bob From the 1657 Conversion ORB : - One night special undertaken by Sgt. T.C. Elstub and crew of 4.20 hours duration :- At 21.20 hours, a fatal accident occurred to F/Sgt. T.C. Elstub and crew 6 miles NNE of Hereford whilst carrying out a Night Special Exercise. Aircraft Stirling Mk. 1 EF352 was re...