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W/C Patrick Henry Woodruff

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update: 2025-02-27

F/L Frank Henry Harrington

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Lt M Stevens

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F/L William John Henderson

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F/O Alan Sidney Holt

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update: 2025-02-24

F/L Harold James Strickland Taylor

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update: 2025-02-23

Sgt Charles Duncan Spruce

from: United Kingdom Meir Heath ... details
update: 2025-02-22

W/O Dudley Albert Grinlington

from: Australia Victoria Armadale ... details
update: 2025-02-22

W/O Zenon Stefan Teofil Bartkowiak

from: Poland Pleszew ... details
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P/O Richard Alan Day

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W/C George Clinton Keefer

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F/O Leonard Edmond Williams

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P/O Robert William Theobald

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F/L Nigel Lewis Somerset-Leeke

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F/L Parke Farr Smith

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TP291

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TP296

stats: FRXVIII EA G65 ... details
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stats: FRXVIII KEA G65 ... details
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TP271

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TP272

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TP273

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* recent comments & questions

Sent to Portugal

K9828 along with R6626, R7146 and X4847 were shipped to Portugal in late 1942 arriving in Lisbonne on the SS R734 Empire Rhodes on 29th Augu ...

on: aircraft, 2022-09-28 ... details

From a PRU Researcher, Interested in Log

I have been researching RAF photo recce operations and aircrew during WWII for many years and would very much like to get in touch with the ...

on: pilots, 2022-09-23 ... details

Yes it's a mystery

Agree I also gave the ORBs a look over, no mention in particular on June 30 (per aircraft DB on MB784) or July 1. No earlier mention in Jun ...

on: pilots, 2022-09-21 ... details

Questions remain

am tagging this pilot Sgt E Allen as 'unsolved' as require DOB, date joined, and, any further history such as where he trained (details), wh ...

on: pilots, 2022-09-16 ... details

Thanks for adding details Renee

I added a note with your details in the pilot BIO with aircraft flow, thankyou Renee and please thank his grand-daughter for the photos and ...

on: pilots, 2022-09-08 ... details

Neville Dukes Spitfires

Hi Lewis. I've used the ORBs from 92 and 145 squadrons to add the ones he is documented to have flown. There's quite a few, but it won't be ...

on: aircraft, 2022-09-06 ... details

Reg Goodhew

Reg was my second cousin. Recently my husband and I visited his grave at Andreas and learned more about his fatal crash from Ivor Ramsden a ...

on: pilots, 2022-09-03 ... details

Neville Duke spitfires

I am currently reading a book entitled Test Pilot by Neville Duke. He also included some old photos of some of the Spitfires he flew. The s ...

on: aircraft, 2022-09-02 ... details