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Name: | Lloyd Dickinson
(lloyd6932@aol.com)
| | Date: | Thu 26 Jan 2012 01:25:37 GMT | | Subject: | Navigator/ airgunner Ronald Christian Young DFC | | | Hello. This is my first visit to the site and am interested if anyone has information on my uncle Ronald Christian Young. He was the navigator and gunner on a Halifax in this squadron and recieved the DFC. I heard he was also in 51sq at Snaith.Any help would be greatly recieved.
Best Wishes
Lloyd | | | | | |
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Name: | Paul Steele
(fulhampaul@hotmail.com)
| | Date: | Sat 07 Jan 2012 18:11:25 GMT | | Subject: | Pilot officer Edward Arthur Steele | | | My Great Uncle PO Edward Arthur Steele was unfortunatley killed along with 8 others on the night of 14th January 1945 when their Halifax bomber (MZ583) was shot down over Derenkamp he was just 21 years old. If there are any surviving members of 578 squadron reading this and who knew my Great Uncle then I would love to hear from you. Thankyou. | | | | | |
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Name: | Jen Sanders
(Orangehawk17@gmail.com)
| | Date: | Thu 29 Dec 2011 01:32:18 GMT | | Subject: | Allan Lewins | | | Hi,
I have only just learned that my Great Uncle served in the 578 - he was one of the Australian Airmen who served there and flew in 32 sorties + an additional 2 with the 158 from Lissett. He always refused to talk about his war service and it is only now after his death that his service record has been made available. Your site has been wonderfully informative. Thanks so much for your amazing efforts.
Cheers,
Jen
(Orange, Australia) | | | | | |
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Name: | Chris Blanchett
(c_blanchett@o2.co.uk)
| | Date: | Sat 12 Nov 2011 10:24:32 GMT | | Subject: | 578 Squadron Association | | | As author of the No. 4 Group RAF Bomber Command History 'from Hull, Hell and Halifax' I have a special affinity with the Yorkshire based squadrons. In fact it was my visit to the old Burn airfield some thirty odd years ago when I was fortunate to be able to explore the control tower that was the spark for me to write the book. I am writing this message on remembrance weekend and the brave crews of Bomber Command will be very much in my thoughts.
Best wishes to all members of the 578 Squadron Association and congratulations on a super website. Keep up the good work.
Chris Blanchett author of 'From Hull, Hell and Halifax an Illustrated History of No.4 Group 1937-48'. | | | | | |
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Name: | John Beale
(johnbeale@intheclub.com.au)
| | Date: | Wed 19 Oct 2011 14:35:41 BST | | Subject: | Flight Officer Donald Connop | | | I am the nephew of Flight Officer Donald Connop, he is the brother of my mother Irene. I have only become aware over the last year that he is buried in • Reichswald Forest War Cemetery believing all this time that his body was never found. Don aircraft was shot down over Germany 15 January 1945, I would like to find details of his experience in England at that time, I am also wanting to locate details of his wife Teresa Mary Connop and I believe they had 2 children - all resides in Christchurch New Zealand.
I look forward to communicating with anyone that can share experiences of Don and those that new/of him.
Thanks, John | | | | | |
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