Sqn.-Ldr. R. 0. Altmann, D.F.C., appointed 25.1.43 Reginald Otto Altmann 70841 Pilot Officer on probation are confirmed in their appointment:...
It was a sci-fi book....so not the end of the world (no pun intended!)), but still a book.
Mate, I once spilt cofee over a book 5 minutes after I had received it. I cried for a week.
That is indeed a great gesture. And we can't even get a memorial built to remember the sacrifice of 55,000 men :frusty:
"Squashed plum"? Ouch, a man's greatest fear :becky:
It's always nice to see the effort some people put into recording the history of a relative. That is a very well constructed site. Cheers Andy
[IMG] 'FU' was the Squadron specific code, used by 453 Squadron between 1942 and 1946.
Hi John, That single letter denotes the aircraft code. At the top of the page you will see a couple of lines with a letter = number. The number...
Welcome sepals. What is the book about?
Womersley Started with 102 Squadron Then 156 Squadron RAF picture 156 Squadron RAF Then Commanding Officer of No 139 Squadron from February 1944...
Hamish Mahaddie -DSO DFC AFC
Wg.-Cdr. J. A. Slater, D.F.C 150 sq 103 sq CO W/Cdr J A Slater 04/43 - 10/43 DFC 23 September 1941 Acting Squadron Leader John Anthony SLATER...
Wing Commander Raymond Hilton DSO DFC*, was killed after returning to front line duties, becoming CO of 83 Squadron in November 1943 (3 weeks before...
Blimey! OK, here are the two easy ones. D C T Bennett_P C D C Boyce_P I shall going through the list David. The ones with awards should be easy...
Video (has a 10 second advert at the beginning) News - Telegraph TV Petition: Petition to: To.Erect a National Memorial to RAF Bomber...
There's probably a couple of roots for the boffins - examining the body for the tell-tale wounds (didn't one of the bullets shatter his leg?), and/or...
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | 'Ned Kelly's burial site' found Scientists in Australia believe they have found the grave of 19th Century outlaw...
Not someone I'd heard of, so cheers Andy. It is amazing how much history is still unknown by the wider public. I wonder whether he ever talked...
Welcome CN. The book looks interesting. Considering the Australian openness, in comparison to the other Commonwealth countries, access to documents...
John, the file is called the Operations Record Book for 453 Squadron. I'm afraid I can't give you the exact file number at the moment because I...
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