I have not seen any posts on the above so I will get the show on the road !!
I for one am happy with the new direction the society is heading under the guidance of John and Bruno.
I personally have felt for a while that there is a wealth of research talent amongst the membership which is rather fragmented and not fully utilised. We all have our own particular interests whether an individual squadron or squadrons, campaigns or aircraft and even groups. To my knowledge this collective expertise has never been made public (on the forum) or used in a coherent way to the advantage of both the society of which we are all members and the enquirer.
I am sure like me you have to juggle your time between your own research and normal day to day activities ( like work
) If as a society we all do our bit I am sure this will alleviate the pressure on John and Bruno and benefit everyone and improve the Stirling Aircraft Society . John has already outlined the proposals, I for one will be happy to take on the 3 Group area, I will only be concentrating on the Stirling period so any help with the Wimpy or Lancaster period would be most welcome. I know Dave is a keen researcher of all things 149 so fingers crossed Dave with chip in !!!I have already been in contact with both Bruno and John and given them my support with this.
Regards
Steve
but I've started the 3 Group section with documents that Hugh Barlow, from New Zealand, sent me yesterday and offered to publish on the Forum: A copy of the log book of his father Flying Officer Hubert Crawford Barlow DFC when he was a navigator on Stirlings with 149 Squadron from Sept 1943 to May 1944.
I know its a bit of a bind for the Admin as I am admin on three pages/groups but its worth getting us out there as there are a couple of other pages which post Stirling pics on a regular basis.. Strike Hard, Strike Sure for one..