Master Navigator John Lennard
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my father John at the age of 93 after a short illness. A summary of his career is below.
46-48 Flying Training Topcliffe and Swinderby on Ansons and Wellingtons
49- 58 Coastal Command St Eval, Kinloss and St Mawgan on Lancaster ASR, Shack Mark 1,2 & 3s
58-60 Aden 78 Squadron onTwin Pioneers
61-68 Beverleys at Abingdon, Thorney Island and Seletar
68-70 AEES Topcliffe on Varsitys
70-83 Ops type jobs at Wattisham, Finningley, Leeming and Topcliffe
He also attended a refresher course on Dominies at Finningley in 1974 prior to a posting to the British Embassy Saigon. The posting was cancelled!
In the late 1940s he flew counter insurgency bombing missions over Malaya in Lancasters
He survived three crash landings ( a Lanc and two Shacks)
He lead the disbandment flypast of 34 Sqn (Bevs) In Singapore in1967