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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2017, 19:10
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Posted By Box Brownie

The same thoughts from me.

The same thoughts from me.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2017, 09:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar R.I.P. Five into four won't...

Flt Lt John Dunbar R.I.P. Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes

BB John continued to fly after leaving the air force. As it is not relevant to the thread I have sumarised the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2017, 16:55
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Posted By Box Brownie

Indeed Chug. Having said that, Sir Ivor broom...

Indeed Chug. Having said that, Sir Ivor broom said that every move made was at the suggestion of others.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2017, 07:41
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes Back to the UK

One day, after about three months of flying the General, I just semi-passed out while...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2017, 14:17
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Posted By Box Brownie

Wander00 Your comment on Sir Ivor is so true. ...

Wander00 Your comment on Sir Ivor is so true. When I taped him he told the story of how his back was broken in the Mosquito crash. A miracle he survived.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 19:18
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Posted By Box Brownie

Air Vice Marshal Bird-Wilson was a gentleman as...

Air Vice Marshal Bird-Wilson was a gentleman as was Sir Ivor Broom. I interviewed Sir Ivor so that may well be one worth putting on Prune.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 12:38
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four won't go ...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes.

At the end of the war I flown 228 hrs operationally over the jungle Interestingly, of 176 aircrew forced down...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 12:35
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Box Brownie

That is truer than you realise MPN 11 I have...

That is truer than you realise MPN 11 I have missed out a chunk! Now looking for it.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2017, 19:06
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

I was in our hangar at Kemble about three years...

I was in our hangar at Kemble about three years ago, no one around.
Walking towards me was a guy on artificial legs. I was able to put him in our static Spitfire. This quiet and thoughtful chap...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2017, 14:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC RIP Taken from...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC RIP

Taken from three tapes Five into four won't go

Earlier I mentioned Dave Proctor, one of life's characters. At the end of the war along with three others, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2017, 14:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Danny, that exactly what he said to John! I...

Danny, that exactly what he said to John! I have it on tape. Even though I doubt if many ladies visit this section of Prune, I decided to leave it out.

Wish I had put it in now.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2017, 10:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Thank you for the welcome back Chug -...

Thank you for the welcome back Chug - appreciated. If only John were still here to answer the questions. He only ever wanted the rescue told and to see his face when the story appeared in Aeroplane...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2017, 16:58
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Indeed Danny. As we shall see soon, conditions in...

Indeed Danny. As we shall see soon, conditions in the jungle have a cumulative effect.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2017, 15:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

As I approched the lake there was the boat in the...

As I approched the lake there was the boat in the middle. I did what I thought, bearing in mind the rank and importance of my passenger, was a fairly daring beat-up of the boat. This was in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2017, 15:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt. Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four...

Flt. Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes. This account from the third 'missing' tape

Continued after a break from P479 – with apologies!

At...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2017, 16:17
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Posted By Box Brownie

According to Morgan and Shacklady, it was a MkXV1...

According to Morgan and Shacklady, it was a MkXV1 Danny. Delivered from 19MU on 12-3-45 and sold off 13-6-56
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2016, 19:56
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Box Brownie

You have said it all Danny! I have Bob...

You have said it all Danny!

I have Bob Pearce, a Battle rear gunner, on tape. Once I can get to finish John Dunbar, I will put Bob's words on here.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2016, 22:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

MPN11 Have a good day tomorrow! Danny, my...

MPN11 Have a good day tomorrow!

Danny, my apologies for the break in the John Dunbar/Burma story. Normal service should be resumed within the next few days.

In the meantime, do you recall being...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2016, 07:52
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Box Brownie

The OoD were free drops Chug. The japs had placed...

The OoD were free drops Chug. The japs had placed it on the elephant. John often mentioned this story ( with a chuckle!) and always said that the elephant charged off of it's own accord
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2016, 17:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Fl Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four won't...

Fl Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes

With General Messervey it was always “ Right Ginger, 3Brigade are going in at 2o'clock at ….... ...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2016, 11:40
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Box Brownie

There is no doubt Danny that these memories were...

There is no doubt Danny that these memories were seared into John's mind. I knew him as a friend for fifteen years. I was able to have the late Ken Aitken do two paintings for John, he would say "...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2016, 16:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes

There are one or two stories I could tell which involve awfully bad language and one or two of...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2016, 20:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four won't go.

Taken from two tapes

General Messervey had a habit, if he could he liked to move his Corps Headquarters right onto the jap lines...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2016, 10:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) Five into four won't go

On the 'missing tape' John tells the story of the rescue again, but with a little more detail.

We were asked to go in to pick up...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2016, 20:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Thank you Chug. Yes to the 'yellow aeroplanes'....

Thank you Chug. Yes to the 'yellow aeroplanes'. Some nice formation flying. The Harvard at the start, FE433, was taken on charge on 14.9.42 and struck off charge on 3.7.47. Units - 1TC, 1AC and 20TT...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2016, 18:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP) For those...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC (RIP)

For those following the story, I appear to have found the missing tape.

This should please Chug as there is a section on training in Canada. Perhaps it is best to...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2016, 15:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Danny, I have just spoken to Rusty. The Gunnery...

Danny, I have just spoken to Rusty. The Gunnery Leader during his time on the squadron was a Fl Lt Hill. 101 Squadron, because of security reasons, were the only squadron on the base. Rusty recalls...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2016, 18:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Rusty is a real gentleman, though I have to say...

Rusty is a real gentleman, though I have to say at one stage today he did use strong 'modern' language!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2016, 17:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Thank you Stanwell - takes me back -appreciated. ...

Thank you Stanwell - takes me back -appreciated.
An interesting photo of the Single Pin - I photographed an Andover at Abingdon that overran the runway and broke it's back - A mother in a wheelchair...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2016, 02:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Thank you Chug. The session at No6 EFTS Sywell...

Thank you Chug. The session at No6 EFTS Sywell was for the intensive short take off and landing course for the thirty pilots John had recruited, prior to them going to India.
Reminds me of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2016, 19:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

MPN - we haven't finished John Dunbar yet!

MPN - we haven't finished John Dunbar yet!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2016, 18:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Thank you Union Jack. When you have known so...

Thank you Union Jack. When you have known so many of theses chaps as friend, and really know them you can only wonder at their courage. Earlier this year I recorded a 101 (SD) Squadron Lancaster...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2016, 17:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

The only other pages I have from John's log book...

The only other pages I have from John's log book is one that ties in with the letter to him from Mountbatten and from the back of his log book, his record of service. This page gives clear detail of...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2016, 17:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Thank you for the added information Warmtoast -...

Thank you for the added information Warmtoast - Wiki does give an explanation of 136 Force.

Danny, I should have made clear that John attended 177Squadron re-unions as a guest, the result of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2016, 18:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,832,562
Posted By Box Brownie

Looking up 136 Force it would appear they were an...

Looking up 136 Force it would appear they were an arm of SOE in Burma.

Attached are the only two copies of Norman Bolitho's account that John had, of their journey through the jungle and a map ...
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