steve218
Warrant Officer
No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Association Historian & No.623 Squadron Researcher
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Post by steve218 on Dec 29, 2015 8:15:37 GMT 12
Hi,
If possible looking for the service number and Christian name of the above mentioned 608 Squadron Mosquito pilot. Pranged Mosquito Mk.XVI PF505 6T-D 17/18th April 1945 on return from Berlin.Also Flight Lieutenant J Henry NZ42691 RNZAF, 2nd pilot aboard a 635 Squadron Lancaster FTR 6/7th April 1945, made PoW.
Thanks in advance
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Post by errolmartyn on Dec 29, 2015 14:03:04 GMT 12
Greetings Smudger,
NZ402986 George Cuthbert Dixon. To the best of my knowledge Dixon was never commissioned. Chorley's 'F/L' may be an error for F/S?
Your man Henry is not RNZAF. NZ42691 belongs to a flight rigger named Eric Ralph Thomson. Also I am unable to find in Chorley a loss/PoW for a Henry on 6/7 Apr 45.
Cheers,
Errol
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steve218
Warrant Officer
No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Association Historian & No.623 Squadron Researcher
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Post by steve218 on Dec 29, 2015 19:12:51 GMT 12
Hi Errol,
Thank you for your help. I will check the Henry info, typo on my part, it was 5/6th January 1945 with Henry, PoW on return from Hannover aboard a 635 Squadron Lancaster PB564 F2-H. Chorley does not record him as a New Zealander, the Loss Card records firstly 48827, then 42691 against the name?
Thanks again Errol.
Steve
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Post by errolmartyn on Dec 29, 2015 21:34:12 GMT 12
Steve,
The only New Zealand Henry to be PoW was a Spitfire pilot with 41 Sqn (10 Feb 45).
Errol
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steve218
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No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Association Historian & No.623 Squadron Researcher
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Post by steve218 on Jan 7, 2016 10:11:41 GMT 12
Hi Errol,
A belated, Thank you.
Steve
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