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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2023, 17:46
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By AndrewClark

I think I got my wires cross-threaded!

I think I got my wires cross-threaded!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2023, 17:06
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By AndrewClark

Sorry Loosenut - I've just realised that got...

Sorry Loosenut - I've just realised that got your user name the wrong way round!!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2023, 17:04
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By AndrewClark

Thanks Achimedes, I'll look at that reference...

Thanks Achimedes, I'll look at that reference again. Cheers, Andrew
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2023, 15:44
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By AndrewClark

Thanks Nige. I know that No.152 squadron was, but...

Thanks Nige. I know that No.152 squadron was, but No.20 may well have been as well. Will try to look in their ORB.

Thanks also, Loosenut. I did, and am very much looking forward to seeing it!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2023, 12:40
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By AndrewClark

RAF Quetta - Tempest Rocket Firing Demonstration

Just looking for any information about this, which took place on 11/11/1946. Anything welcome!

TIA, Andrew
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 10:57
Replies: 8
Views: 2,535
Posted By AndrewClark

Excellent stuff! Thank you so much, one and all....

Excellent stuff! Thank you so much, one and all. :)
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 02:08
Replies: 8
Views: 2,535
Posted By AndrewClark

RAF Armament Support Unit (RAFASUPU)

Hi AllI understand that this unit was based at RAF Wittering, and was responsible for the safe transport of nuclear weapons for both the RAF and Royal Navy, between 1953 and 2002; but I would like to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Aug 2020, 13:19
Replies: 3
Views: 1,127
Posted By AndrewClark

Hi all. Having had a stroke of luck, I'm now...

Hi all. Having had a stroke of luck, I'm now pretty certain that this chap was Sqdn/Ldr Alfred Carr (106785). He shows up a few times in the London Gazette as being in the A&SD Branch of the RAF....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jul 2020, 05:39
Replies: 3
Views: 967
Posted By AndrewClark

People might like to read the same thread on RAF...

People might like to read the same thread on RAF Commands site, to avoid duplication of effort

W/O Byers - My Hardest Challenge Yet! - Page 2...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jul 2020, 20:01
Replies: 3
Views: 967
Posted By AndrewClark

It was definitely a W/O Eyres that served with...

It was definitely a W/O Eyres that served with No.1690 B(D)TF. I have just received a copy of another pilot's logbook and it clearly shows him flying with a W/O Eyres in a Martinet. No initials...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jul 2020, 18:43
Replies: 3
Views: 967
Posted By AndrewClark

Well, this is VERY EMBARRASSING! I've looked...

Well, this is VERY EMBARRASSING! I've looked again, and I think this chap's surname might be 'Eyres' not 'Byers' - I should have gone to Specsavers! It seems highly likely that he was Ron Eyres, who...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2020, 06:24
Replies: 3
Views: 967
Posted By AndrewClark

Who Was W/O Byers? - My Hardest Challenge Yet?

One of the No.1690 B(D)TF pilots I am trying to trace the lives of is a Warrant Officer Byers. Unfortunately, I do not have his service number or initials - all I do know about him is that he was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jul 2020, 20:32
Replies: 0
Views: 540
Posted By AndrewClark

RAF No.4 Hospital, Rauceby - Archives of Admissions & Discharges

I’m just wondering whether anyone on here has access to any records concerning patient admissions and discharges to the Crash and Burns Unit at this hospital - which operated from 1940 until after...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jun 2020, 19:56
Replies: 0
Views: 539
Posted By AndrewClark

Peter Cleve BOON (1311816 / 196461) Mustang Pilot

Hi All

I'm trying to chase another No.1690 B(D)TF chap. I can find little about his career before he joined No.65 Squadron on 7th February 1944 as, unfortunately, the ORB does not state where he...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2020, 19:34
Replies: 2
Views: 600
Posted By AndrewClark

So it appears that this gentleman was born, and...

So it appears that this gentleman was born, and was probably married (postwar), in the Hull area.

Does this additional information help to unlock his history.......?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th May 2020, 06:19
Replies: 2
Views: 600
Posted By AndrewClark

F/Sgt Frank Philip BRATLEY 1459569

Can anyone help me find anything else about this chap please?. He appears in AIR78/20/5, but the only other thing I know about him (and I'm assuming it's the same chap) is that he was unfortunate...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2020, 15:53
Replies: 0
Views: 470
Posted By AndrewClark

Default Canadians F/O A.E. Gooch, F/L J.H.W. LeBlond, P/O J.G.A. MacKaskill & F/O G.D

Could anyone provide any more information pertaining to any of the above please. All served with No.1690 B(D)TF at some point, and their service numbers were:

F/O A.E. Gooch CAN J177868

F/L...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2020, 08:04
Replies: 5
Views: 1,027
Posted By AndrewClark

Thanks for all your help. Although it is possible...

Thanks for all your help. Although it is possible that he was ex-Army, I think I have enough on my plate at the moment in trying to ascertain what he did in his RAF career! He is listed as 'GD(P)' so...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2020, 14:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,027
Posted By AndrewClark

F/L Michael Henry Parson Baker 51901

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with this query please?
I am trying to trace the movements of a pilot, F/L Michael Henry Parson Baker 51901, who served with No.630 Squadron during 1945. This...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2020, 14:13
Replies: 5
Views: 1,147
Posted By AndrewClark

I think, in my case, is should be 'needs...

I think, in my case, is should be 'needs examining! :)Sorry for wasting everyone's time......:eek:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Apr 2020, 20:00
Replies: 5
Views: 1,147
Posted By AndrewClark

What a muffin! I think it's actually "N.E." which...

What a muffin! I think it's actually "N.E." which probably means "Non Effective".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Apr 2020, 19:15
Replies: 5
Views: 1,147
Posted By AndrewClark

Help with Understanding an Abbreviation in a Unit's ORB

Hi Folks. I have a person in an RAF unit's ORB who was posted 'on becoming M.E. sick'. Does anyone know what this means please? I've looked in several reference books and online with no success........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Apr 2020, 11:23
Replies: 3
Views: 1,127
Posted By AndrewClark

There is a possibility that Sqd/Ldr A Cain could...

There is a possibility that Sqd/Ldr A Cain could be Albert Cain (1539877). He apparently enlisted at Padgate in April 1941, but I can't find out anything else about him.........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2020, 17:47
Replies: 4
Views: 894
Posted By AndrewClark

Pontius, you clearly know more about this than I...

Pontius, you clearly know more about this than I do and thanks for your help. Would you perhaps be willing to explain more and how you know about this type of structure? I would really appreciate it....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Apr 2020, 12:50
Replies: 2
Views: 1,078
Posted By AndrewClark

Many thanks, Megan. I will go through the...

Many thanks, Megan. I will go through the information for further clues :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2020, 13:24
Replies: 2
Views: 1,078
Posted By AndrewClark

AFDU Spitfires

Hi folks - I'm hoping that this request might be easier to respond to.

I am looking for any information (apart from their AM.78s, which I have) about the following Spitfires which were used at the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2020, 13:22
Replies: 3
Views: 1,127
Posted By AndrewClark

S/Ldr A Cain - Bomber Command

Can anyone help me by providing any information about this chap. All I know is that he was working, during 1944, in 'Organisation 3' - which was a section within either Bomber Command Headquarters or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2020, 20:31
Replies: 4
Views: 894
Posted By AndrewClark

Thinking about this again, these reference...

Thinking about this again, these reference numbers could be for posts, not department, and they may not all be in Bomber Command HQ (Although I suspect most were). As an example, the (N.A.) documents...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2020, 16:06
Replies: 4
Views: 894
Posted By AndrewClark

I should have added that these examples: D/C...

I should have added that these examples:

D/C Eng. O

O.A.2

Org.3 (Organisation 3)

O.P.2
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Mar 2020, 21:19
Replies: 4
Views: 894
Posted By AndrewClark

List of Sections within Bomber Command Headquarters during WW2

Does anyone have, or know where I can find, a list of sections within Bomber Command Headquarters during WW2? All and any help welcomed. Thanks, Andrew
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2018, 11:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,618
Posted By AndrewClark

Ah, don't seem to be able to upload - user...

Ah, don't seem to be able to upload - user incompetence!!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2018, 11:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,618
Posted By AndrewClark

Thanks again MPN11, That's a possibility, I'm...

Thanks again MPN11, That's a possibility, I'm just wondering now if it could be 'G & IL', rather than 'Q & IL'. I (think!) I've attached an, image.... what do you think? Cheers, A
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2018, 08:48
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,618
Posted By AndrewClark

I've really appreciated everyone's help on this,...

I've really appreciated everyone's help on this, but I have one final question. There's an entry on my Father-in-Law's Form 543 which says something like "21 Q & IL PARTY - RAF Worli (A Rel.). I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2018, 13:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,618
Posted By AndrewClark

Many thanks MPN11. I just wish I had more...

Many thanks MPN11. I just wish I had more information to work with! I can't even be sure that he went to Kandy - it's just that he was posted to ACSEA and I think it's headquarters were there at that...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2018, 11:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,618
Posted By AndrewClark

Folks, thanks again for your wonderful help so...

Folks, thanks again for your wonderful help so far, concerning my father-in-law's RAF service. To clarify, all we know of his movements are that, after completing basic training, he was posted to RAF...
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