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Al Titude
17th Sep 2001, 19:37
Question for the mil historians here. I'm doing some research on behalf of a family friend who is tracing the life of a relative who flew bombers in WW2.
However, he can't decifer what No. 1484 T.T.+G refers do - a course done before the individual started on Lancasters in 1943.
Anybody got any clue as to what this was?
Many thanks
Target Towing and Gunnery Flight. They were numbered in the 1234 range.
Al Titude
18th Sep 2001, 23:33
Many thanks suit!
Archimedes
19th Sep 2001, 20:41
Al,
A little more which may or may not be of interest
1484 (Target Towing + Gunnery) Flight. Formed 30/10/41 at Driffield from 4 Group TT Flight as 1484 (TT) Flt; redesignated as 1484 (TT+G) Flt 01/42, redesignated 1484 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight 18/12/42. DB 15/2/44 to become 1689 Bomber (Defence) Trg Flight.
Types in use Fairey Battle; Defiant; Lysander; Tiger Moth; Anson; Oxford; Whitley; Martinet and Hurricane IIC.
Thought the dates/types might help give some insight. I'm glad to say that I had to look all of this up!
Al Titude
19th Sep 2001, 22:57
Arch
Thanks for all the info, I know it will be greatly appreciated!!
ol_benkenobi
21st Sep 2001, 02:39
Thankyou also.
I have my Grandfathers logbook - Lancaster tail gunner - and the above clears up a few items.
Makes good reading considering the numbers of Ops he did would have shamed the "Memphis Belle" several times over.