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1st May 1994 Remembrance Society for Aircrew

The concept for the formation of a remembrance society for aircrew was first brought together out of necessity for me in 1994 following the closure of The Booker Aircraft Museum.  
At that time I had been involved for over twenty-five years in the research of fallen airmen, and the investigation into hundreds of crash sites, along with numerous major aircraft recoveries, many of these were at various stages of research and leads still needed following up, along with a number of other sites that we had earmarked for recovery and aircrew remembrance. So the Remembrance Society for Aircrew was born.
David King

1st May 1994 The Blitz Then and Now 3 volume set

Following the Museum closure  numerous former members vowed to stay involved and in touch, one of these was Melvin Brownless.  
Melvin had joined the museum in October 1988 and we had become good friends, I had been able provide him with some information on his particular interest the Luftwaffe, I introduced him to the best books available at the time, namely The Battle of Britain Then and Now and The Blitz Then and Now 3 volume set that I had been honoured to contribute to.
David King

1st May 1994 Anglo Deutsche Erinnerung Historiker (Anglo-German Remembrance Historians)

By 1994 Melvin had acquired considerable knowledge on his main interest the Luftwaffe which he also wanted to pursue further, so we decided to work together to this end, Melvin would concentrate on the Luftwaffe and I the RAF and USAAF. Melvin also worked under his own section heading, Anglo Deutsche Erinnerung Historiker (Anglo-German Remembrance Historians)
Melvin had also made a number of useful contacts, one of these was Udo Van Bock who working with Melvin and others would be part of the epic recovery of missing Lufwaffe pilot Herbert Blochburger in November 1996
David King

18th June 1999 Saint-André-de-l'Eure, Normandie, Airfield site visit.

On the 24th June 1944 Unteroffizier. Herbert Blochberger, (a veteran of over 170 missions) Took-off from St.Andre airfield. The mission for the day was reconnaissance of the Seine Bay area, especially noting the positions of allied troop movements and equipment such as tanks etc. Sadly Herbert would not return from this mission and he would remain missing until his aircraft was recovered in November 1996


Airfield Archaeology & Site Investigation


Frequently Used Sources used in Support and illustration of Society Remembrance site pages

Organisations :
I.W.M. (Imperial War Museum) C.W.G.C. (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) P.R.O. (Public Records Office) (National Archives)  N.A.A. (National Archives of Australia) The Air Forces Memorial Runnymede Panels (WW2Talk) Chilton Aircraft Preservation Society Archives (David King & Alexander D King) Booker Aircraft Museum Archives, (David King & Alexander D King) Aircrew Remembrance Society Archives

Publications, Authors, Records, Reference works, Press  & Press Photography :
Bomber Command Losses (W.R. Chorley All Volumes) Fighter Command Losses  (Norman L. R. Franks All Volumes) Air-Britain Serials, Individual Aircraft Files & Publications, Ai-Britain, Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939-1945 (Ray Sturtivant, I.S.O. with Mick Burrow) After The Battle Publications The Blitz Then And Now  Volumes 1,2 & 3, The Battle Of Britain Then And Now, The Battle Of France Then and Now, (Editor Winston G. Ramsey, Assistant Editor Gordon Ramsey) Bomber Losses Middle East & Mediterranean (David Gunby & Pelham Temple) Coastal Command Losses (Ross McNeill,) The Nuremberg Raid (Martin Middlebrook), The Source Book (Ken Delve) Mighty Eighth war Diary (Roger A. Freeman)  The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Roger A. Freeman) Daily Telegraph (Harry Flower War Correspondent), Kent Messenger, Planet News, Fox Photos,

Aviation Artist & Profile Illustrators:
Robert Taylor, Mark Postlethwaite, Adam Tooby, Robert Tomlin, Simon Atack, Roy Grinnell, Gerald Coulson, Nicolas Trudgian, Keith Aspinall, Iain Wyllie, Ivan Berryman, Darryl Legg

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