SHORT STIRLING AIRCRAFT & CREW PHOTOGRAPH'S
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Re: SHORT STIRLING AIRCRAFT & CREW PHOTOGRAPH'S
Thanks for that, Tom. Here are a few more aircraft and crew.
John
John
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630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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Not sure if we have this one already. if so, it has now been resized for a better look at the crew faces.
John
John
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630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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Another good photo ............
John
John
K for Kitty Crew - Winthorpe, 1661 HCU's - stirlingaircraftsoc.raf38group.org/
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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Unfortunately, I have no details of this crew and aircraft. The site changes pages as you enter onto this page and I had to quickly click 'copy image' before it changed over.
John
John
K for Kitty Crew - Winthorpe, 1661 HCU's - stirlingaircraftsoc.raf38group.org/
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
Re: SHORT STIRLING AIRCRAFT & CREW PHOTOGRAPH'S
John,
This is only a hunch, so not 100%, thats been spawned from somewhere deep in the abyss of my brain but, as soon as i saw the airman in the middle of the photo, the name of "N.J Tutt" came back to me from many years ago. The "N.J. Tutt" i remember, had two separate accidents, in which he pranged a Stirling definatley in one of them, possibly both, and i recall them both being either on take-off or landing, but they're both in Chorley's i recall. I had a picture of him sent to me, (probably on one of the many unlabelled discs i have) and the relative described how he was on the short side, which made it a little awkward for him flying aircraft. He was killed later on in the war with 582sqdn.
This is only a hunch, so not 100%, thats been spawned from somewhere deep in the abyss of my brain but, as soon as i saw the airman in the middle of the photo, the name of "N.J Tutt" came back to me from many years ago. The "N.J. Tutt" i remember, had two separate accidents, in which he pranged a Stirling definatley in one of them, possibly both, and i recall them both being either on take-off or landing, but they're both in Chorley's i recall. I had a picture of him sent to me, (probably on one of the many unlabelled discs i have) and the relative described how he was on the short side, which made it a little awkward for him flying aircraft. He was killed later on in the war with 582sqdn.
There is no paralell in warfare, to such courage and determination in the face of danger, over so long a period. Such devotion, should never be forgotten.
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Very interesting, Alan .................. if you happen to find it.
Sounds like the gentleman may have had a problem seeing what was below him ... ( ground ) Maybe his lack of height obstructed his clear view in such cases.
Cheers,
John
Sounds like the gentleman may have had a problem seeing what was below him ... ( ground ) Maybe his lack of height obstructed his clear view in such cases.
Cheers,
John
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630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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Another crew and aircraft, perhaps? Without looking, I can't recall posting this one although the nose art does look familiar!
John
John
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630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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A couple more to add to the collection ........
John
and another of the crew ........
John
and another of the crew ........
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630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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Here are a few more to add to the collection.
John
John
K for Kitty Crew - Winthorpe, 1661 HCU's - stirlingaircraftsoc.raf38group.org/
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
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Re: SHORT STIRLING AIRCRAFT & CREW PHOTOGRAPH'S
Here is one of Bill North and his crew.
John
Pinner & Grammarians President 1977-2002
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John
Pinner & Grammarians President 1977-2002
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K for Kitty Crew - Winthorpe, 1661 HCU's - stirlingaircraftsoc.raf38group.org/
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"