Jim,
Ive looked at another crew who are posted out together, this time going to 10 Squadron. The circumstances are somewhat similar, apart...
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Reply to 35 Squadron Pathfinder tours29 March 2025, 20:28
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Reply to 35 Squadron Pathfinder toursDaz: So after reverting back to the role of “Supporter” if I was the pilot of that crew I might have gone to the squadron OC and asked, why should...29 March 2025, 16:08
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Reply to 35 Squadron Pathfinder toursPete
I guess we'll never know, just one of those mysteries that will remain unsolved. I think that given the challenges faced by crews in...29 March 2025, 12:36 -
Reply to 35 Squadron Pathfinder toursI wonder if the Nav in question spoke to his Nav Leader to voice his personal concerns over his own abilities, not an LMF issue but a concern of "letting...29 March 2025, 11:46
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Reply to 35 Squadron Pathfinder toursJim
A good suggestion, I have now reviewed all of his ops in the Squadron ORB and also checked the Night Raid Reports. Of the 11 ops, one...29 March 2025, 10:45 -
Alex,
A little more about Murphy:
P9036 hit a tree 0.5 miles east of Kingston Bagpuize (https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_...29 March 2025, 10:12 -
Hi Alex,
Died of injuries at No.65 General Hospital, Oxford, as result of an aircraft accident at Kingston Bagpuize in Oxford P9036...29 March 2025, 08:18 -
Reply to John Charles Rudolph BarkerSgt J C BARKER served on 49 Squadron from approximately December 1943 to May 1944. On 30th May 1945 he is posted to 50 Squadron from No. 5 Lancaster Finishing...29 March 2025, 03:39
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Found in the Indian archives site
https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/...456789/5467571
Translated from captured documents
Air...29 March 2025, 00:07 -
I was reviewing the Nav Charts and Logs for F/S Thompson of 101 Squadron for the night, 20-January-1944 on an op to Berlin. Pages 2-3 record examples...28 March 2025, 22:05