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252600 LAC. Alan Wright Royal New Zealand Air Force A Flight 489 Squadron from:Norwich, Norfolk   A Flight, 489 Squadron with Hampden I have six wartime group photos of RAF/RNZAF aircrew. Four of these show airmen by or in Hampdens and think that these are all of 489 Squadron. One group photograph includes members of A Flight 489 (TB) Squadron RNZAF taken (I think) in 1942-3. On it, as far as I can make out from the signatures on the reverse, are: S F Watkins, Halpey, Dai Davies, M Percey, W Coaey (Swooner), W Little, E Priest, R J Lombey, L S Peat, Alan Wright, F Walker and two others whose signatures are almost impossible to make out. The aircraft is certainly a Hampden and certainly includes ground crew. One of these ground crew members appears on the short film upload of crew approaching an aircraft in a truck, that has been uploaded onto the web. This may help date the photos more accurately. I know that the squadron had Hampdens between March 1942 and November 1943 that they switched to Beaufighters in November 1943 until August 1945. Another of the other photos is of (what appears to be) all of 59 Army Cooperation Squadron (157 servicemen) and a Beaufighter. The final group photo may be of newly qualified Aircraftsmen passing out in 1939. I know that my father, Alan Wright, was stationed at Wick during the war (which may narrow the date down further March to 5 August 1942) but I cannot rule out that he may also have been stationed at Dallachy later in the War. He certainly talked about the base. I do know that he was transferred overseas to Ireland just as the squadron was starting to be issued with Beaufighters. Signatures on reverse       Jonathan Wright Add to this record.  Related Content: Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 489 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force RAF Wick Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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