B-17 Flying Fortress of the 94th Bomb Group inside No 1 Hangar at Bury St Edmunds (Rougham)
Imperial War Museum Colour photograph of 94th Bomb Group airbase.
Imperial War Museum Colour photograph of 94th Bomb Group airbase.
R.A.F. (Polish) Jakub Bargielowski D.F.C. former fighter pilot 315, 303 squadron 1941 - 1946
By Barbara Westfall - My Dad on the right of this photo, Bill Buck RCAF and was with 35 Sqaudron, Pathfinders Division. He was a navigator. Earned the DFC. So proud of my Dad!
Joy Burton was in the WAAF and was killed in action on June 23rd 1944 aged 21 years. She was part of a barrage emplacement in Kidbrooke in SE London when they were his by a V1 rocket. Joy lived in Wokingham, Berkshire with her parents , Tom and Claire and her younger sister, Poppy. I am looking for anyone who had knowledge of her and the family and particularly her fiancé, Norman Fryer who was also in the RAF.
Joy’s Nephew (Jeff Dean) is looking for anyone who had knowledge of her and the family and particularly her fiancé, Norman Fryer. Please contact us with any information you may have to pass onto Jeff.
Standing by the nose of his Curtiss Kittyhawk Mark IA in Sidi Heneish, Egypt.
Photo credit - IWM
RAF fighter Ace Ian “Widge” Gleed in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB AA742 at RAF Ibsley, Hampshire, 1942 (IWM)
Colorised by : Dan Steele
R.A.F. (Polish) Mike Gorzula former fighter pilot 615, 302, 315, squadrons 1940 - 1946
R.A.F. "Titch" Halliday Former Air Gunner 75 Squadron 1944 - 1945
VETERAN R.A.F. AIR GUNNER 75 SQUADRON W/O. Albert Frederick Halliday
All photographs and history supplied by Titch's daughter Ann, who never met her Dad, he died some 12 weeks before she was born.
We are also in contact with Titch's Pilot's daughter and hopefully will be adding more information in the coming weeks. Ann has also supplied a great poem which can be seen HERE along with some other photographs including 2 superb inflight shots of 2 of his Lancaster Engines which packed up during a flight.
Ann takes up the history:
My Dad was in 75 New Zealand Squadron His nickname was Titch (which we had no idea about until 1999) He was a mid upper gunner they flew in Avro Lancaster’s, he was based at Mepal in Cambridge
He was at RAF Bishopscourt Northern Ireland No12 AGS and flew in Anson’s April 1944
RAF Oakley Buckinghamshire May – June 1944
RAF Westcott Buckinghamshire No11 OTU and flew in Wellington’s June 1944
Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Chedburgh Suffolk and flew in Stirling’s Sept 1944
No3 L.F.S RAF Feltwell Norfolk and flew in Lancaster’s Oct 1944
Then in Oct 1944 he joined 75 New Zealand Squadron RAF Mepal Cambridge
75 New Zealand Squadron His nickname was Titch (which we had no idea about until 1999) He was a mid upper gunner they flew in Avro Lancaster’s, he was based at Mepal in Cambridge
He was at RAF Bishopscourt Northern Ireland No12 AGS and flew in Anson’s April 1944
RAF Oakley Buckinghamshire May – June 1944
RAF Westcott Buckinghamshire No11 OTU and flew in Wellington’s June 1944
Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Chedburgh Suffolk and flew in Stirling’s Sept 1944
No3 L.F.S RAF Feltwell Norfolk and flew in Lancaster’s Oct 1944
Then in Oct 1944 he joined 75 New Zealand Squadron RAF Mepal Cambridge
75 New Zealand Squadron His nickname was Titch (which we had no idea about until 1999) He was a mid upper gunner they flew in Avro Lancaster’s, he was based at Mepal in Cambridge
He was at RAF Bishopscourt Northern Ireland No12 AGS and flew in Anson’s April 1944
RAF Oakley Buckinghamshire May – June 1944
RAF Westcott Buckinghamshire No11 OTU and flew in Wellington’s June 1944
Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Chedburgh Suffolk and flew in Stirling’s Sept 1944
No3 L.F.S RAF Feltwell Norfolk and flew in Lancaster’s Oct 1944
Then in Oct 1944 he joined 75 New Zealand Squadron RAF Mepal Cambridge
VETERAN Royal Air Force Pilot Battle of Britain Air Gunner (Blenheims) Leopold Heimes. Served from 1940 - 1945.
Main photo - Leopold Heimes - the last photo taken prior to his passing in 2009 (Courtesy David Mole)
The U.S. Army found this underground assembly line near Hinterbrühl, Austria. It reportedly produced 40-50 Heinkel Jets per month. (National Archives)
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