All info very much greatfully receved

[jjb]

Hi John very interested my friend and thank you ever so much to you and others any and all info gathered is very much welcome i will never give up looking for info as long as my mother keeps asking me bless her

[jjb]

It is a shame i can't find a photo of Phillip the last photo my mother had of him that i can remember was him just getting on Taffy Powells plane as Taffy is related to my mother too

[K4KittyCrew]

It is a shame i can't find a photo of Phillip the last photo my mother had of him that i can remember was him just getting on Taffy Powells plane as Taffy is related to my mother too

I found this link on 'Taffy' Powell ................... could it be the same gentleman? First image ( far right) and then scroll down for a selection of photos of him and crew, etc
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct= ... 6086667663

[jjb]

Taffy Powell we still have lots of photos of Taffy he is my mothers cousin and he flew chirchhill around a bit his book the ferryman is a good read
Its Phillip Cycil John Brain we need all info on and you are all so kind in helping me i have today given my mother the latest info and her face lights up as she said i new he would always be rememberd
I am hopping that one day i would have a piece of his plane and get copys of his badges he would of worn im a long way of that yet

[Stirling Project]

Hi John very interested my friend and thank you ever so much to you and others any and all info gathered is very much welcome i will never give up looking for info as long as my mother keeps asking me bless her

Can you PM me your email address and I'll get a softcopy to you as soon as possible

John

[jjb]

I have sent you my email John

[jjb]

Thank you all for your help would anyone no what badges Phillip would have worn on his uniform pics if poss as there is a weekly flea market here and there is always RAF badges for sale

[jjb]

jjb,

I have forwarded your post to a crash site recovery contact I have who located my grandfather Les Davenport s Bomber crash site in Recklinghausen.

My grandfather was also in 7 squadron Stirlings but was a POW in Sept 1941 so would not have known the above crew.

I will keep digging for you.

I do have a vast number of pictures of 7sqn so will hunt for you.

Regards

Ian

Any luck with this Ian

[Davenport7]

JJB,

I have emailed today as been so busy I did PM him on the site but believe he has not seen it, he is on here (Karacho).

I have sent him an email and I will update you when I have anything to pass on.

Regards

Ian Davenport

7 Squadron enthusiast, N6046 & N6022 Stirlings 1941

[Davenport7]

JJB,

My contact is very busy at present on another project and he lives over 130km away from where the Stirling went down.

What might be advantageous is to go to the place in Germany and ask about the local area and visit the crash site, take pictures etc.

What I did was get in touch with the Stadt Archive in Recklinghausen, where my grandfathers bomber came down. Also I contacted the local paper and they put an article in the local paper appealing for witnesses, this was in 2009, I had 5 responses.

Those responses have led me to the exact crash site!!

I am off to Germany in July to visit the spot take pictures, meet an eyewitness, the local paper and camera crew are going to do a piece on it.

Its amazing but dont give up you will be surprised what you will find out.

Regards

Ian