BISHOP, Gerald Frank

Stats:

rank: F/Sgt
status: pow
airforce: RAF    (no: 1217938 )
born: 1921-01-22 Millhouses United Kingdom

added by: Justin

32 Squadron
(15-11-44)
News of the squadrons return to Africa is received. A party of ground crews proceeds to return by air.

(18-11-43)
Two more DC.3s arrive and take the rest of the advanced party to Reghaia African.

(22-11-43)
Remainder of the squadron move back by sea to Reghaia.

(28-01-44)
Slightly over 50 personal detailed for the advanced party forthcoming squadron move. (There is much speculation at to their destination)

(30-01-44)
15 Spitfires left today at 1030 flying to Montecorvino (near Naples) via Sidi Amor where they remanded the night. 3 DC.3 flew to Montecorvino via Catalina at 1100 hours.

(02-03-44)
F/Sgt Gerald (Gerry) Bishop after being hit by flak Crashed landed (Spitfire MA802) at 03 road in Vina village, near Vrgorac, Yugoslavia.

Hit by AAA ( selfpropelled ) from Prolog ( Vrgorac, Yugoslavia, now Croatia, captured by quisling Ustashas, transfered to Germans, playing a star, smoking a pipe or a cigar was driven into the village of Prolog in a german jeep, not a sign of a bad mood. Later saying he spent summer hoildays in Podgora. According to eyewitness Mgr. Milivoj Franić , my ex. colegue, and friend, inhabitant of Prolog , at that time was about 10 years old. At that time a small river Matica was a border between Partisans and Germans. The pilot crashlanded on the wrong side of the river, a couple of hundred meters short.

P.O.W No.3265 Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.