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Logbooks
Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession?
If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you.
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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them.
The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
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Want to know more about No. 190 Squadron Royal Air Force? There are:2119 items tagged No. 190 Squadron Royal Air Force 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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Alexander John Collins 190 Squadron My Dad, Alexander John Collins, graduated from No 3 Wireless School in Winnipeg on 31st of July 1942. I have his graduation certificate and the photograph of the ceremony.
He joined the RNZAF in 1939 but was not released from his employers, NZ Railways, considered an essential industry, until 1941.
He then went into camp in Levin NZ and was sent to Canada from there. He flew with 192 Squadron.
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WO. Leslie John Billen 190 Squadron (d.21st September 1944) Warrant Officer Leslie Billen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Billen, husband of Joan Edith Billen of Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey.
He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Horssen Protestant Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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FO Henry Edward Evans 190 Sqd. (d.6th Nov 1944) Flying Officer (Air Gunner) Evans was the Son of Henry Francis and Mary Ann Evans, of Saltney, Flintshire, husband of L. Evans. of Saltney.
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Flt.Sgt. George Felix Conry-Candler 190 Squadron (d.21st September 1944) Flight Sergeant (Pilot) George Conry-Candler was the son of George Candler and of Teresa Mary Anastasia Candler (nee Conry) of Streatham, London.
He was aged 20 when he died and is buried in the Batenburg Roman Catholic Cemetery in the Netherlands.
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Phil Oliver 190 Sqdn. Please help to find:
Jack Britten (pilot)
Knobby Clarke (navigator)
Ken Hawley (wireless operator)
Phil Oliver(mid-upper gunner)(Rhodesian)
They flew out of RAF Great Dunmow.
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Ken Hawley 190 Sqdn. Please help to find:
Jack Britten (pilot)
Knobby Clarke (navigator)
Ken Hawley (wireless operator)
Phil Oliver(mid-upper gunner)(Rhodesian)
They flew out of RAF Great Dunmow.
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"Knobby" Clarke 190 Sqdn. Please help to find:
Jack Britten (pilot)
Knobby Clarke (navigator)
Ken Hawley (wireless operator)
Phil Oliver(mid-upper gunner)(Rhodesian)
They flew out of RAF Great Dunmow.
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Jack Britten 190 Sqdn. Please help to find:
Jack Britten (pilot)
Knobby Clarke (navigator)
Ken Hawley (wireless operator)
Phil Oliver(mid-upper gunner)(Rhodesian)
They flew out of RAF Great Dunmow.
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WO. Thomas Toner 210 Sqn My Uncle was Warrant Officer Thomas Toner 1143471 (WOP/AG) Wireless Operator Air Gunner.
I have his service record details that show he served with 190 Sqn from 2 June 1943 until then getting posted into 210 Sqn on 25 April 1944.
Sadly I have no photographs of him serving at any units or stations. I only have the information on him that was passed on from the RAF Disclosures unit based at RAF Cranwell. I would like to make a plea on the off chance that anyone reading this little synopsis has any information or photographs of Thomas if you could share it either on this site or get in touch with me.
What I do know is that he was on active service and was a member of the crew of a 210 Sqn Catalina involved in torpedoing and sinking a German U Boat.
At this stage I haven't recovered the local newspaper report that he submitted of the event.
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