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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Jan 2016, 04:44

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70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

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Posted By l.garey

Thanks for the offer pauldw. By all means publish...

Thanks for the offer pauldw. By all means publish your data.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Jan 2010, 05:12

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

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Posted By l.garey

Thanks for these extra details. Beautiful work ...

Thanks for these extra details. Beautiful work

Laurence

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Jan 2010, 07:14

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

Views: 12,690

Posted By l.garey

For L9172

I wonder if you have details of the "losses" you recorded for the following in 70 OTU:
V6494 on 6/12/41, V6299 on 26/11/41, V5879 on 26/2/42. I found a report on L6659 having a tyre burst on takeoff...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jan 2010, 16:49

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70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

Views: 12,690

Posted By l.garey

Hello L9172 again. Sorry to hear of your father...

Hello L9172 again. Sorry to hear of your father and that Blenheim.
I can ask my friend about "6634", but his entry is quite clear in the log book, and he flew it on two separate days. I think it...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jan 2010, 15:58

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

Views: 12,690

Posted By l.garey

L9172: I just checked through the logbook of...

L9172:
I just checked through the logbook of my friend. Everything tallies with your list, just needed the L, T, V, Z prefixes.
Except for one. He has "6634", a Mk I, as the first he flew at 70...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jan 2010, 15:37

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

Views: 12,690

Posted By l.garey

Amazing L9172! Just what I want. I can now go...

Amazing L9172! Just what I want. I can now go through my last 4s and cross match them.
Did they carry "squadron" codes? Bowyer and Rawlings do not mention one for 70 OTU. I have logbook evidence of...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jan 2010, 05:02

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

Views: 12,690

Posted By l.garey

Yes, I tried that. A good site but not quite what...

Yes, I tried that. A good site but not quite what I want.
Thanks

Laurence

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Jan 2010, 14:51

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

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Posted By l.garey

Yes, they were the ones who fought in the Iraqi...

Yes, they were the ones who fought in the Iraqi uprising at Habbaniya in May 1941, with some Valentia "bombers" from 244 I think, and an Audax or two I think! However, I cannot find the serial list I...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Jan 2010, 14:08

Replies: 31

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

Views: 12,690

Posted By l.garey

70 OTU and Habbaniya, 1942

I am doing some research on 2 of the smaller WWII units, 70 OTU at Nakuru, Kenya and the Iraq Comm Sqdn at Habbaniya. The dates I am looking at are from November 1941 to March 1942. 70 OTU operated...

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