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Post by chinapilot on Oct 7, 2012 20:02:39 GMT 12
Nov AEROPLANE has an article on 151 Wing which operated Hurricanes in Russia for a few months in 1941.
Evidently from New Zealand, he was the Commander of 151 Wing and received the Order of Lenin.
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Post by errolmartyn on Oct 7, 2012 22:02:25 GMT 12
May have posted this before, but here is a summary of Ish’s career from my For Your Tomorrow - A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915 (Volume Three: Biographies & Appendices):
RAMSBOTTOM-ISHERWOOD, Group Captain Henry Neville Gynes*, DFC, AFC, Order of Lenin (USSR). 29116; b Petone 13 Jul 05; St Patrick's Coll, Wgtn; to Australia; St Joseph's Coll, Geelong, NSW; rtd to NZ; clerk - at? NZ Army/TF (NMMR) 1924, Comm 28 Sep 28, Emb for UK c.1 May 30, selected for RAF SSComm; RAF Uxbridge/Depôt as Pilot u/t & SSComm 12 Jul 30, 3FTS 24 Jul 30, [resigned NZ Army//TF Comm 7 Jan 31], Pilots Badge, to India & Aircraft Depôt India 20 May 31 [& att to?], 27 Sqn (Wapiti) 1 Jan 33, to UK & Depôt 15 Mar 35, 54 Sqn (Bulldog) 1 Jul 35, 35 Sqn (Gordon) 22 Sep 35, with Sqn to Sudan c.4-18 Oct 35, to UK & Depôt 17 Apr 36, A&AEE (various a/c types) as test pilot 30 May 36, PComm 1 Jun 36, acc on take off due e/f (uninj) 14 Jan 40, 9 Gp as Sector Commander Jan 41, HQ 9 Gp as Controller, 151 Wing (Hurricane) as OC on/after 26 Jul 41, with Wing to Russia Aug 41, rtd with Wing (sans a/c) to UK Nov 41, Church Stanton as OC Jan 42, Valley as OC 29 Jul 42, Woodvale as OC c.Feb 43, to India for Mauripur as OC Oct 44, 342 (Mobile) Wing as OC May 45, 2SoTT as OC, BRD Worli as OC, to UK Jun 47, [postings wanting], Air Ministry/Command & Staff Trg as a Deputy Director Aug 47, West Malling as OC 9 Jul 49, kaa 24 Apr 50 (in West Malling Stn Flt Meteor). [buried at St Felix Churchyard, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England?]. Son of Henry Lionel & Lilian Catherine Ramsbottom-Isherwood (née Kelly); h of Betty Ailsa Ramsbottom-Isherwood (née Taylor) & f of 1d, Felixstowe, Suff., England. Note: * birth reg as Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood. [OHT1, OHT2 & OHT3 (all under Isherwood, H N G - sic) & phot. TWN 1.10.41, 19.11.41 & 3.6.42].
Errol
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Post by chinapilot on Oct 8, 2012 15:06:50 GMT 12
Thanks Errol...another fascinating character and one of the many Meteor casualties in the '50s it seems...
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 8, 2012 19:45:48 GMT 12
There was a documentary on TV a few months ago about him, made by his grandson.
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