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RAF Bomber Command Losses 1944
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Steven | Report | 9 Aug 2007 02:25 |
Hi, If anyone has the above book would they be kind enough to let me know details of the entry for G-George lost 8th Jul 1944 near Envermeu (Seine-Maritime), France. Pilot Stanley Findlay. My Great Uncle Douglas Carter (Sergeant, 1819918, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 57 Sqdn) died in the crash. My understanding is that he was the rear gunner and that they were shot down by a night fighter on the way to bomb flying-bomb storage dumps at St Leu d'Esserent. I have information about the flight but I have never read the entry from the above volume, which should confirm the details I have and hopefully may add to them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. Steven, |
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Janice | Report | 9 Aug 2007 10:11 |
There's a link to a bookshop selling the W R Chorley books on e-bay. Janice |
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Steven | Report | 9 Aug 2007 12:53 |
Hi, I have just returned home for my lunch and logged on straight away to see if anyone had been able to help with my query. I'll check out amazon, ebay and the National Archives info. Thank you for all of the replies and help. It is very much appreciated. Many Thanks, Steven. |
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Steven | Report | 9 Aug 2007 12:57 |
Hi Sophie, Thanks for the help. I'll check out Amazon, and thank you for the National Archives & Commonwealth War Graves info, I'll check that out too. Thanks for your time and help. Steven. |
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MargaretM | Report | 9 Aug 2007 13:00 |
There are quite a few copies of that book available at Abe Books. Just google 'abe books'. Prices average about $19 US. |
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LightningF6 | Report | 24 Oct 2007 22:51 |
Hello Steven - late to this thread and you may already have put it to bed, but : |
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LightningF6 | Report | 26 Oct 2007 22:44 |
Hello again steven - just surfing a bit wider. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/00/a4147300.shtml has a very good article by a chap who served in 57 Sqn a the time of your G Uncle. Aviationartprints.com has a nice picture. Given that LM522 was the first Lanc retro fitted with H2S (early radar navigation system) I suspect that a 'net search along the lines of "lancaster + H2S" would come up with lots of references that might be interesting. As you can tell, I'm into the aviation side more than the genealogy ! CNAPG.ORG has an enormous amount of information but is sometimes a bit tricky to navigate. |
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BrianW | Report | 21 Nov 2007 02:30 |
I've got that book so I'll check it out this evening. |
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BrianW | Report | 22 Nov 2007 22:51 |
The mission details given by Lighning F6 correspond exactly to Chorley. |
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