Originally Posted by
OUAQUKGF Ops
Interesting to see Charles Brown's photograph of the 257 Squadron Pilots. I think Flt Lt Ball was Geoff Ball who was subsequently shot down on 19th August 1943 and evaded capture for a couple of weeks. I came to know him when he was flying Vikings with Autair in the 1960s. I remember seeing him at that time with his family, friends and Vintage Motor at an Old Warden Flying Display tucking into a vast picnic washed down with plenty of booze. Happy Days !
I think that was the same Flt Lt Ball who in the attached was on 182 Sqdn at the time.
I had an email a few years ago from a Frenchman who was very familiar, and an aviation buff of the RAF having met some of the squadron pilots in a reunion in France. And had extensive research on a few crash sites including my dad's. If anyone is interested, I'll try a dig up his email.
