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RE: London flying boats
Posted by: James stewart ()
Date: March 28, 2001 10:35PM

<HTML>Have seen similar codes in O.R.B\'s. for 240 , 209. squadrons.
Unfortunately I have had te same frustrating experience and have no idea why the code was recorded in squadron ecords , can only assume that this was what was given to the record keepers and they blindly recorded what was given.

I have some copies of 240 squaaadron crew logbooks which show flights on \"Londons\" .
When you reflect back and look at the move to Catalinas and Sunderlands , B-17\'s aand Liberators it sems crazy that Coastal went to war with these old and out dated aircraft.
More so when you think of the Lerwick a death trap if ever there was one.

Sadly I heard today that Oscar Barnett of 422 and 259 Squadron passed away in February of this year.
Oscar sank U197 on 20/08/43. (Kpt.lt. Bartels).</HTML>

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London flying boats Rainer Kolbicz 03/27/2001 06:56PM
RE: London flying boats Ragnar J. Ragnarsson 03/27/2001 11:04PM
RE: London flying boats Rainer Kolbicz 03/28/2001 07:40PM
RE: London flying boats James stewart 03/28/2001 10:35PM
RE: London flying boats Rainer Kolbicz 03/30/2001 05:08AM
RE: London flying boats James stewart 03/31/2001 08:43AM
No. 209 &amp; 240 Sqdn Ragnar J. Ragnarsson 03/30/2001 10:24AM


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