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Old 19th Feb 2014, 10:39
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Hello Urbs, bit of background on Roger Coulston. His uncle Jim was the minister of a church in Toxteth, Liverpool. His dad, Tom, was in the RAF during WW2 - rank T/C; group 5; trade class. ACH/P.T.I (1941). Later Tom and wife ran approved school at Foston, Derbyshire. Then moved to Totnes in Devon, where they ran a boys home - Critchel Hostel (now demolished). This was Roger's home during the fifties. Later his mum and dad retired to Ashburton in Devon. Glad to know you knew him personally as I didn't, but been following his career with interest and know he was a bit of a character. Lined up Totnes in a Hunter once, and broke sound barrier over the town. Later phoned his parents, who announced huge bang just that morning... It got in the local paper. Roger liked things like that! Wish he had spoken more on R/T and on the ground after the crash, to explain what he was experiencing regarding what went wrong with the plane. Lack of info. means we don't know exactly what happened. Shame.
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