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RAF Wymeswold
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Those known to have served at RAF Wymeswold during the Second World War 1939-1945. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Want to know more about RAF Wymeswold? There are:-1 items tagged RAF Wymeswold available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. |
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F/O Harold Gordon Bullock DFC. 101 Squadron My grandfather, F/O Harold Gordon Bullock, DFC known as Gordie, was a bomb aimer in 101 Squadron 101. In April of 1944 he was posted to #28 Operational Training Unit at Wymeswold in Leicestershire, England. At this time fifteen crews were formed and trained. In September 1944 he was posted to 101 Squadron RAF at Ludford Magna. This was a special duties squadron which carried a German speaking radio operator whose duty was to send messages to confuse the orders issued to enemy fighters. My grandfather and his crew sucessfully completed an operational tour consisting of 31 sorties in a Lancaster named W2. His tour started September 15, 1944 and 31 trips were completed on December 15, 1944. Finishing a tour in 90 days set a 101 squadron record. On ten separate occasions their aircraft was hit by enemy fire. Due to the Special Operations the ABC Lancaster and Squadron 101 suffered huge casualties. Of the fifteen crews that formed up at the Operational Training Unit in April his was the only one to complete a tour. The other fourteen crews were all lost on operations, 98 out of 105 men being shot down, a few were to become prisoners of war but most were killed in the line of duty.
Three Distinguished Flying Crosses were awarded to the crew of the W2 to the pilot Lyle James, navigator Robert Irvine and my grandfather.
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Don Wilding I served in the RAF from 1943 until 1947, first as an electrician, then as a radar/mechanic/air in Bomber Command, then Transport Command. My main stations were at Tuddenham, Mildenhall, Upwood and Wymeswold. I was, at one time, with a Canadian squadron.
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PO Douglas Robert "Duggie" Doyle Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (d.19th April 1944) Pilot Officer (Navigator) Doyle is buried in the family plot in the Greystones (Redford) Cemetery, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
He was recorded as the pilot/navigator of a Wellington Mark X bomber, MF 200, which crashed while on a training exercise for night flying.
Douglas Doyle was based at 28 Operational Training Unit Based at RAF Wymeswold, near Loughborough, Leicestershire.
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Sgt. Henry John Shelton No. 9 Squadron We have found our father's service record and release book from the RAF. Unfortunately, we didn't ask him enough questions when he was alive.
Henry Shelton enlisted in 1936 at Uxbridge and joined the No. 47 Squadron in Khartoum. He trained as an electrician.
He returned to England in 1942 and was stationed with No. 460 Squadron at RAF Wymeswold on 10 Aug. 1943. On 9 Sept. 1943, he joined No. 622 Squadron and then moved to No. 9 Squadron on 19 Sept. 1943. On 10 Dec. 1943, he joined the 9009 Servicing Echelon 53 Base. On 9 Sept. 1944, he moved to RAF Bardney. On 2 Aug. 1945, he is listed as 100 P.D.C. Class A, RAF Bardney. He was released to the reserves on 2 Nov. 1945.
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