PLEASE NOTE: The only contact address we have for those listed are as shown on the postings below. We are not responsible for those who may have changed their email address and have not informed us of this change.
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B C Grey is seeking anyone who may have known 50952 Flight Lieutenant (Flt. Engr.) Robert Grey who was reported killed in action along with 6 other crew members when their Halifax III serial JB924 EY-M from 78 Squadron took off from RAF Linton on Ouse on 13.05.1943 on Ops to Bochum and was shot down by a night fighter ( Hptm. Helmut Lent IV./NJGI) and crashed at 0255 4 km NE of Harlingen.
The other crew members who were also reported killed in action were as follows:
145473 Pilot Officer (Pilot) Richard Edward Bragg
R/103820 Warrant Officer Class II (Nav.) John Miller Farrell RCAF
1011881 Sergeant (Air Gnr.) David Baxter
1431810 Sergeant (Pilot) Edwin Pritchard
R/135246 Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Allan Alfred Kew
1266729 Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Rodger David Matches
One crew members managed to survive
1147374 WO H E Gell who was taken POW and transferred to Stalag 357 Kopernikus POW no 1244.
Do you remember Robert Grey if so then please contact B J Grey at the email address below |
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Steve Mason is seeking any information in regard to his Great Uncle 964647 Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Clarence James Stringer . Who along with the rest of his crew were reported killed in action when their Hampden I serial AT149 Code PL- from 144 Squadron took off from RAF North Luffenham 31/01/.02.1942 on Ops to Brest and due to enemy action crashed in the target area.
The other crew members were as follows:
516218 Warrant Officer (Pilot) Arthur Norman Mowlem
1253866 Sergeant (Obs.) George James Linegar
985882 Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) William Black
Perhaps you knew Sergeant Stringer or any of the other crew members. If so then Steve would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below: |
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| Lancaster III serial PB302 |
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Tom Docherty is currently working on a book about RAF Air Sea Rescue during WWII and would like to contact any members of the following crew who were rescues by RAF Air Sea Rescue or anyone who may have known the crew or have any knowledge about the incident.
Lancaster III serial PB302 code GT-B from 156 Squadron took off from RAF Upwood
on Ops to Kiel and after being attacked by a JU 88 ditched in the North Sea . All of the crew were rescued by a Danish fishing vessel and an ASR Launch . The crew members were as follows;
FLt R M Etchells
FSgt J D Gray
PO J E Goldsmith RCAF
PO A J C Croome RAAF
WO E W Hay
FSgt J F Stearn
PO S Freeden
Do you know any of the above crew members? Or perhaps you know more about the incident. If so then Tom would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below: |
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| 524 Squadron - Wellington Crew |
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Tom Docherty is currently working on a book about RAF Air Sea Rescue during WWII and would like to contact any members of the following crew who were rescues by RAF Air Sea Rescue or anyone who may have known the crew or have any knowledge about the incident. All were crew members of a Wellington that ditched in the sea on 2nd Sep 1944 from 524 Squadron out of RAF Bircham Newton
F/O Paterson
F/Sgt Moffatt
F/Sgt Pearson
WO Hurtick
Do you know any of the above crew members? Or perhaps you know more about the incident. If so then Tom would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below: |
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Tom Docherty is currently working on a book about RAF Air Sea Rescue during WWII and would like to contact any members of the following crew who were rescues by RAF Air Sea Rescue or anyone who may have known the crew or have any knowledge about the incident.
Halifax III serial NA629 code PT-W from 420 Squadron took off from RAF Tholthorpe at 2156 on 15/09/1944 on Ops to Kiel
Despite dropping their bombs from 18,000ft at 0119 on target. Whilst returning to base the aircraft developed trouble with its hydraulics causing the flaps, undercarriage and bomb doors dropped. At 0225 an emergency signal was transmitted followed by an SOS at 0350, Fifteen minutes later the Halifax was ditched 70 miles off the east Anglia coast. At 1730 S/L E S Heimpel RCAF spotted the crews dingy and at 2000 an ASR launch rescued the crew and took them to Great Yarmouth
The crew members were as follows;
FLt V G Motherwell RCAF
Sgt J Porter
FO I E McGown RCAF
FO A J MacDonald RCAF
Sgt L K Engemsen RCAF
Sgt T J Bibby RCAF
Sgt J A Wigley RCAF
Sgt J L Hickson RCAF
Do you know any of the above crew members? Or perhaps you know more about the incident. If so then Tom would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below: |
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Nina Legowski would like to contact anyone who may remember her Father Flying Officer (Pilot) Tomasz Jan Legowski who was shot down over Belgium / Holland in Spitfire IX AB, 525 on 04/05/1943 and taken Prisoner of war. POW No. 1331. He was then sent to Stalag Luft 3where he remained ,until moved by the Germans, due to the Russian advance. Eventually he managed to get to the American zone.
After finishing training at RAF Dalcross and 58 OTU at Grangemouth, he was then transferred to the Polish Fighter Squadron 316 at RAF Heston and later RAF Northolt
Jan Legowski now live in Switzerland and would very much like to contact anyone who remembers him and can be contacted through his Daughter Nina at the email address below: |
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| 102 Squadron - Halifax Crew |
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Tom Docherty is currently working on a book about RAF Air Sea Rescue during WWII and would like to contact any members of the following crew who were rescues by RAF Air Sea Rescue or anyone who may have known the crew or have any knowledge about the incident.
All were crew members of a Halifax that ditched in the sea on 10th May 1945 from 102 Squadron out of RAF Pocklington
F/Lt L Senny
F/Lt N E Hawkridge
F/O R S Cripps
P/O G A Rinner
F/O A J Bolding
F/O R W Pantlin
F/O E G Clarke
LAC Rees
Do you know any of the above crew members? Or perhaps you know more about the incident. If so then Tom would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below |
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Tom Docherty is currently working on a book about RAF Air Sea Rescue during WWII and would like to contact any members of the following crew who were rescues by RAF Air Sea Rescue or anyone who may have known the following crew or have any knowledge about the incidents.
Crew of HSL 2706 which ditched in the sea on 23 Mar 1944
1155743 AC1 Anderson
1178275 LAC Smallwood
Beaufighter 455 Sqn out of RAF Langham which ditched on 29th June 1944
F/O Colleary
Mosquito from 515 Sqn which ditched on 28th Aug 1944
F/Lt H M Huggins
The 37 survivors of Glider ditching on 9 Sep 44
Beaufighter which ditched on 3rd Mar 1945
P/O Larkman
Mustang from 65 Sqn out of RAF Peterhead which ditched on 3 May 1945
F/O Lucas
Do you know any of the above crew members? Or perhaps you know more about the incident. If so then Tom would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below |
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| Archibald Ronald Phillips |
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Patrick Ralph is seeking anyone who may remember 1339529 Sergeant Archibald Ronald Phillips DFM who was a Navigator with 433 {RCAF} Squadron based at RAF, Skipton -On-Swale. Unfortunately Patrick has very little information about Ronald, other than he was wounded on ops and brought the plane home though wounded.
Perhaps you may have flown with Ron. If so or if you knew him then Patrick would like to hear from you and can be contacted at the email address below: |
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