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Post by Officer Crabtree on Dec 23, 2011 20:48:58 GMT 12
My dad has just handed me a peice of paper with all the squadrons my Grandfather served in as an avionics technician (except for 24 sqn, in which he was a parachute packer) over the course of, and after the war. His name was Arthur George Brown.
24 (?) Sqn, Comms Sqn based at Hendon
1939-1940
609 Sqn, Spitfires based at Middlewallop, Hampshire
1941
11 Fighter group, Spitfires based at Biggin Hill
1941-1942
62 Sqn, DC-3s (transport command) based in India and Burma
Until end of war (no specific date)
RNZAF 75 Sqn, Canberras based at Tengah, Singapore
1960-61
Thats what I read, at least. I'll do a bit more research on him, it might be interesting.
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Post by angelsonefive on Dec 24, 2011 5:47:57 GMT 12
Good moaning OC, Your grand-dad served in interesting times. One correction if I may : No.609 (West Riding) Squadron never flew Beaufighters. Spitfires from August 1939 to April 1942, when the squadron began re-equipping with the Hawker Typhoons they operated until disbandment in Germany in September 1945. And a clue as to when he may have been with 62 Squadron... This unit was operating Hudsons in Burma until May 1943 when it was withdrawn to India to re-equip with Dakotas. It continued to fly Daks until disbandment at Mingaladon in Burma in March 1946. www.rafweb.org/Sqn605-610.htmwww.rafweb.org/Sqn061-65.htm |
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Post by shorty on Dec 24, 2011 6:49:00 GMT 12
One other correction, "Fengoh" should be Tengah
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Dec 24, 2011 7:32:39 GMT 12
Thanks guys.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 24, 2011 8:37:41 GMT 12
That's an interesting career your Grandfather had, Crabster.
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Post by oggie2620 on Dec 24, 2011 15:32:33 GMT 12
Crabster for info on his time with 75 Sqn please contact Glen Turner. His email addy is on www.75squadron-raf-rnzaf.com and I am sure he will help you as soon as he can. He is very busy with organising the reunion in March plus other family stuff so it may not be very quick but if you dont get an answer from him please pm me and I will email him for you. I found these Sqn Assns on the RAF Register of Assns: 609 (West Riding of Yorkshire) Squadron Association Hugh Mulligan, 44 Carisbrooke Crescent, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham DL14 0RW: tel 01388 607007: mullihm AT hotmail.com site www.609wrsquadron.co.uk/ 62 Squadron Association S Fielding, 14 Baytree Grove, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 9UF: tel 01204 887842 Just change the AT to a @ Good luck Dee |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 25, 2011 16:19:31 GMT 12
Jasper, a couple of things. No. 24 Squadron was I believe a VIP transport squadron at that time, and flew the rare DH Flamingoes. I met a pilot who flew them at thjat time, he even flew the PM and Churchill around during the Phoney War in France, but he's now dead. It remained a VIP squadron through the war and after the war became officially an international transport squadron, known as No. 24 (Commonwealth) Squadron from memory.
Also I don't think the RAF had the trade Avionics in WWII. Avionics is a conglomeration of the likes of intsruments repairer trade, electician trade and others but it wasn't formed as its own entity of Avvionics till after the war.
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