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CAN YOU HELP?

I am researching my late fathers wartime memoirs and would dearly love to know what became of the two Australians he flew with.
My Father flew for a year with the same crew, they flew 450 hours together and completed 64 op's whilst with "A" flight 7 squadron RAF.
They were: Fred Phillips DFC & bar, pilot RAAF from Melbourne Stan Williamson, wireless operator RAAF from Sydney Dave Goodwin, navigator RNZAF Thomas Jones DFC, flight engineer RAF (my Dad) Clive Thurston, H2S operator RNZAF Ron Wynne, mid-upper gunner RAF Arthur Harper, bombaimer RAF Joe Naylor DFM, rear gunner RAF.

I have a wonderful photograph of the crew together in 1944, so can put faces to names.

Peter Jones   e-mail (for reply)  pwj854@ukonline.co.uk

FELLOW AVIATORS
My late father flew with QANTAS during WWII and during that period was First Officer on Catalina's that operated from the Swan River, Perth, non-stop to Kogala Lake, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). This became known as "The Secret Order of the Double Sunrise". Following the arrival in Perth from one such flight he reported sick and learnt that he was stricken with Polio. He returned to the Eastern States and in the process never recovered his Log Book.
His name was EDGAR HURLSTONE NEAL (Ted) formally of Wellington NZ. He flew with Air Flight, Guinea Airways and with Kingsford Smith flying School.  His Qantas time also saw flying on Short Empire Flying Boats. As Qantas was a "Front Line" Airline he held a RAAF Commission in the Reserve.
Anyone knowing the  whereabouts of this Log Book, please contact,
Bruce (Blue) Neal on blewn@bigpond.com

211 SQUADRON RAF   
 
Ex-RAAF members of the Squadron or their families are invited to view my website history of the Squadron on-line at:
http://members.aardvark.net.au/clardo/


I'd be most grateful if any ex-RAAF members wished to contact me about their own 211 Squadron experiences, or with information about other RAAF personnel of the Squadron.

Don Clark
PO Box 96
LATHAM  ACT  2615 AUSTRALIA
or email: clardo@bigpond.com

SPECIAL NOTICE
 
Bundaberg & District (Queensland) Branch's adopted school, Bullyard State School is seeking names of persons from Albionville, Kolan North, Bucca or Bullyard who served in the World Wars, later conflicts or peace-keeping missions, for its memorial.
If you have any information Please send to Leone Wilson, Email: rslwbb@interworx.com.au

CAN YOU HELP? 
I am looking for service comrades of P/O Ewan Moore Taylor who lost his life on 22nd Oct 1943 when his Lancaster crashed near St. Albans on his final Command Bullseye exercise from 1654 HCU at Wigsley.
His postings were: Pearce 15/5/40, Perth 3/4/41, Pearce 12/10/41, Cunderdin 5/2/42, Geraldton 6/4/42, Bradfield Park 18/9/42, Sydney 17/10/42, Bournemouth 16/12/42, South Cerney 30/3/43, Upper Heyford 18/5/43, and Wigsley 5/8/43.
Please write to; Harry Green, 101 Mendip Vale, Coleford, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5PP, U.K. or Email: harrygreen318@hotmail.com

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