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Old 11th Oct 2009, 17:46
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re No 6 ITW Aberystwyth When were you there?

My uncle ( my mothers only sibling) was in A Flight Ninth course No 1 Squadron at RAF Aberystwyth and I have a photo of the whole course dated 25th Feb 1941. How long did those courses last as in Jan 1942 as a Pilot Officer from No 40 Squadron his aircraft ( Wellington) ditched in the North Sea on a bombing raid to/from Wilhelmshaven. He ended up a POW in camps 6B/21B/L3 but two of the crew were killed.

On the front row of the photo are Flt Lt C.Wyatt-Hughes ( with Wings) Cpl A Clarke and Cpl J J Forester and P/O R O Whitaker who I guess were the Instructors.

Wonder if they were around when you were there??
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