Entry #: 25 |
Entry Date:
2009-05-05 05:43:38
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| Name: |
Jacky EMERY |
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10 |
| Visitor Comments: Dear
friends of the 138 Squadron,Sorry for my bad english. I discovered
your web site today. It is well. I prepare an article for my local
newspapers to paye homage to the crew of the halifax LL280 - NF
- 0. This plane was fall the 8 May 1944 in the village of St Denis
d'Orques. If there is some peoples who can help me about this
crew and the mission... Thank you very much.Jacky from Le Mans/France.
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Entry #: 24 |
Entry Date:
2008-12-09 11:41:41 |
| Name: |
Mr Hamish Ross JP |
| Site Rating: |
10 |
Visitor Comments: I am the nephew of Squadron
Leader Ambrose Smith DSO, DFC RAFVR (138 squadron: 1st operation
- 12/8/1941 last operation - 28/7/1942). He is now 87, living in
Dorset and still a batchelor. I would like to pass on his good wishes
and would like to hear from anyone who knew him. Hamish Ross - Soham,
Cambridgeshire
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Entry #: 23 |
Entry Date:
2008-12-09 14:58:22 |
| Name: |
Jean Lyon |
| Site Rating: |
10 |
Visitor Comments: Hello, my mother was based
at Tempsford as a WAAF. She was a driver and drove crews out to
their aircraft. She told me about covered wagons going out to the
aircraft and just occasionally the back covering would open and
she saw people in strange uniforms and clothes, presumably going
to be dropped from the Lysanders. I will dig out a picture of her
if it will help.
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Entry #: 22 |
Entry Date:
2008-11-25 15:10:18 |
| Name: |
Kelvin Youngs |
| Site Rating: |
10 |
Visitor Comments: Great work in progress and
we wish you all the best with your efforts.The website is clear
and easy to follow so well done and we look forward to working closely
with you in the near future.Well done and good luck, Kelvin http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com
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Entry #: 21 |
Entry Date:
2008-10-13 18:38:08 |
| Name: |
Andrew Clayton |
| Site Rating: |
10 |
Visitor Comments: My father was with 161 squadron
and was shot down on the 24th Sept 1942 over France,from what I
can gather all the crew bailed out but Sgt Ronald Eden Franklin
died of his wounds and is buried at Sevigny-Waleppe cementry.I have
just been in touch with the wife of the late Lawrence Cecil George
Quirk (2nd pilot) who was on the run and eventually captured with
dad and sent to a POW camp.
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Entry #: 20 |
Entry Date:
2008-08-26 21:42:57 |
| Name: |
Keith F W Bettles |
| Site Rating: |
10 |
Visitor Comments: My father - Kenneth John Bettles
- flew with 161 Squadron from Tempsford. I believe he flew as first
officer in Hudsons although he did also fly Stirlings. He is now
approaching his 88th birthday. Understandably, he is loath to talk
of his experiences and, regretably, his log-books have been lost.I
recently visited Tempsford but could only find references to those
serving personnel who had been lost.I would welcome any information
on the Hudson activities and 161 Squadron.
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Entry #: 19 |
Entry Date:
2008-08-23 15:37:17 |
| Name: |
Linda Campbell |
| Site Rating: |
8 |
| Visitor Comments: I am trying to find more about
my Uncle Kenneth Bateman, He was flying officer 146944 part of
138 Squadron and died on the 8th June 1944 near Doudeville. He
was the W.op/Air Gnr and is buried along with the rest of the
crew in St Sever Cemetery nr Rouen. His final flight
was operation Donald - can anyone tell me more about the operation
and or earlier service history. I intend visiting his grave on
the 13.09.2008. Many thanks.
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Entry #: 18 |
Entry Date:
2008-07-05 15:19:58 |
| Name: |
Bernard O'Connor |
| Site Rating: |
5 |
| Visitor Comments: Hi Bob, Congratulations
on launching the Tempsford Squadrons site - an excellent idea.
The website gives some background to what they were involved in.Holding
a considerable archive on RAF Tempsford there's lots I can let
you use that can be uploaded. Having researched the airfield I
I've recently embarked on another project, the Women of RAF Tempsford,
the latest edition arrived in my hands early July.
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Entry #: 17 |
Entry Date:
2008-06-13 15:14:14
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| Name: |
Scott Pameticky |
| Site Rating: |
10 |
| Visitor Comments:
I live in Cedar Rapids iowa and we just suffered a devistating flood.
Classified a 500 year flood. To have stubled onto this website
and find out how my uncle contributed to the European war effort
has helped rebuild my spirtits.I have my uncle flight log from
the missions he flew out of Tempsford and this puts a face on
a man I never knew.Thanks you and I will be back.Scott
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