Greymouth West Coast New Zealand
I am Robert John Roney, the nephew of pilot W/O George Charles Roney who was killed in action a near Schoondijke Holland on 6 October 1944. He was part of Unit 84 who gave air support to the clearing of the Scheldt estuary in the liberation of the Welcheren October - November 1944. His body and plane (Spitfire 1X 5R.W) were recovered on 9th June 1948 somewhere between Schoondijke and Steenhoven and his body buried in grave in Schoondijke cemetery 12th June 1948. I am in possession of his flight log book and photo album.
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Great pictures! Always a treat to see an old pilot next to a Spitfire! Is any more detail available about his life? ...
on: pilots, 2026-05-10 ... details Date mismatch
Date mismatch with details in Sqn diary. "24/11/1941 Notified by No 3 Delivery Flight at Hawarden, that 5 Spitfire Mk II would be delivered ...
on: aircraft, 2026-04-28 ... details Some confusion re: the history and type of AB817?
AB817 09/10/43 11/01/44 MN-Z Lost its port wing on take off, F/O Lavigne unhurt. from ...
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Steven that's really interesting. He was the fourth 232 Sqn pilot in a week to make the journey to Stalag Luft 3! My father was pulled in fr ...
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I knew Ray Bellamy in the mid 70s after he had retired as Asst County Treasurer of West Sussex. He audited us and was always up for a chat. ...
on: pilots, 2026-03-25 ... details Completely Agree
It was an excellent read, and well written by the pilot himself, showing just how tough the African campaign was, the hardscrabble condition ...
on: pilots, 2026-03-21 ... details Correction
ex-RAF X4617, to Portuguese "Aeronáutica Militar" squadron XZ w/ s/n 374, and not as 174 written by mistake. ...
on: aircraft, 2026-02-23 ... details X4617 in Portugal
ex-RAF X4617, to Portuguese "Aeronáutica Militar" squadron XZ w/ s/n 174, involved in an mid-air collision w/ another ex-RAF Spitfire Mk.I ...
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