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W/O Mieczyslaw Edmund Popek

from: Poland Siedice ... details
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S/L Bernard Leslie Hunter

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F/O Corran Perry Ashworth

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W/O Ralph Harold Anders

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W/O Ian John Armour Godbolt

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F/Sgt John Leonard Evans

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F/O John Malcolm Hamilton

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S/L John Hereward Chase

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W/O Reginald Ernest Tickner

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F/Sgt Lawrence William Siddle

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P/O Ronald Frank Osman

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Sgt Reg Thomas

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F/O Alexander George Borland

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TE443

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* recent comments & questions

Based on the aircraft's history, the photograph was presumably taken somewhere in or near Algeria in 1943; closest airfield to the 32nd Stat ...

on: aircraft, 2019-07-30 ... details

USS WASP Hangar Deck.

This photo shows BR136 just prior to launching from USS WASP during Operation Bowery on the 9th May, 1942. The moment it touched down in Mal ...

on: aircraft, 2019-07-24 ... details

Club Run

This picture shows the aircraft being loaded onto USS WASP CV-7 in either April or May, 1942. One of 47 aircraft loaded on board and deliver ...

on: aircraft, 2019-07-24 ... details

History from Imperial War Museum Duxford

Spitfire NH523 was a MK IX aircraft built at Castle Bromwich in early 1944. It first entered RAF service with the 33rd Maintenance Unit on t ...

on: aircraft, 2019-06-28 ... details

Hi Mike, Sorry for not answering earlier, I haven't been on the site for a while. It's been Long time since we communicated (2006!) and ...

on: profile, 2019-06-28 ... details

from the above link ... fate of JF559 (a

... "she was losing height too quickly, and my struggling with the controls seem to make little difference — they were becoming heavy and ...

on: aircraft, 2019-06-19 ... details

Nice Facebook Page

I read the facebook link, tons of great material, images, research. Congrats. ...

on: pilots, 2019-06-12 ... details

Danish Grandfather

Hi John - I have sent you and email from my hotmail account. Cheers - Nicholas ...

on: profile, 2019-06-08 ... details