At the time in question, 88 Squadron was part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force not Bomber Command. If you're looking for the aircraft serial and...
Sparks. It was a nickname for wireless ops: The Wireless Operator Great work, encle. Thanks for putting it online
Indeed he is. I remember hearing a couple of years ago that he lived in Brazil, of all places. Hiroo Onoda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Skipper, I think you meant Yorkshire? http://www.6grouprcaf.com/
Hello Newmarket, At the time of his death, 88 Squadron: No. 88 Squadron (RAF) during the Second World War were flying the Boston III medium...
MENDOUSSE Pierre Capitaine Pierre Mendousse Born December 28, 1910 in Digne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) Killed May 20, 1944 (34) Entered the...
You're right but as 1st Lt Kelly was USAAF, not RCAF, at the time of death you will find an MACR. I have just gotten a couple of MACRS of USAAF...
There's a link in the answer I posted, Napa. If you go through that there is a link to a 400 page FBI file about the murder of Till's son in 1955...
Are you thinking about the Louis Till case? Louis Till - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert Clark Obituary: Albert Clark's Obituary by the The Gazette. Albert Patton Clark...
I do agree with you that their role was overlooked but there is quite a bit of information out there on the topic: Defensively Equipped Merchant...
"The Unknown War" (1978) Too bad it's never been officially released on DVD. There are sites which sell DVD copies from the original VHS.
Absolutely. The whole thing has a more recent example and that would be the decision to leave Hussein in power in Baghdad in 1991. Power vacuums...
Not so. Operation Foxley was planned. Whether it would have worked is another story: Operation Foxley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BBC -...
Squadron Leader is a rank equivalent to major. It didn't mean they commanded a squadron. Even googling the least common of the three names...
Another thought occurs. There are two people I am aware of who have carried out extensive research on Pennfield Ridge and may have nominal rolls...
As 1579045 RC Wellard was RAF the short answer is "no". As I'm sure you know the RAF are notoriously strict with this type of information. If...
Your grand dad has it written down as ME900 UL-W2. How about ME800, coded UL-W2 which was lost on Stettin 29-30 August, 1944? As far as I know...
The two letter and three number serial was exclusive to each aircraft produced. At the time PB265 was lost it was coded "UL-V2" but it was not...
From the Operations Record Book of 617 Squadron found here: http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf (start looking at page 398) On 5...
