Are any of these WWII pilots still around?

[Dave Homewood]

Does anyone here know if these NZ pilots are still with us, and if any are, where they live?

Costello, Maurice James "Morrie"
Hart, William Alfred
Kleinmayer, Robert Gordon "Dutch"
Kuhn, Edmund Eric Geddes
Lawless, Frank Brewster "Bruce"
McCarthy, Kevin
Marra, Terry B Deceased
Miller, William Lister "Dusty" 7
Nicholls, Charles William Kelvin
Powell, Neville Joseph "
Scott, Donald Stuart
Short, Sydney John
Smith, Keith Alexander
Tanner, Eric William "Rick"
Worthington, John Colin Deceased

Thanks

[buffnut453]

Hi Dave,

Terry Marra died a number of years ago. Last I heard, his son was living in the UK.

Cheers,
Mark

[Dave Homewood]

Thanks. I'll edit the list as info comes in.

[Dave Homewood]

The reason I ask about these guys in particular is they come from the Wikipedia list of NZ aces that we have discussed before, all being chaps that there is strong doubt about being actual aces - although some are V1 aces.

I went through the list and found all those who I could not confirm to be dead, and posted this short list here as I think all would have interesting stories all the same. If I can track any down they might be great subjects for my veteran filming project.

Of the actual known NZ fighter aces still alive, we've done very well so far:
Geoff Fisken - I filmed
Alan Peart - I filmed
Jim Sheddan - I filmed
Harvey Sweetman - I filmed
Owen Hardy - I filmed
Jack Stafford - I filmed
Keith Lawrence - Richard filmed
Guy Newton - not yet, lives in Melbourne, Richard hopes to film him in next few weeks
Stan Browne - We're told he has Alzheimers and is unable to be filmed

[angelsonefive]

Dave,

There is an obituary for John Colin Worthington DFC in the August edition of NZ Aviation News.

[Dave Homewood]

Thanks. Missed him then.