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Old 20-05-2008, 01:42 AM   #171 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rich Payne View Post
Geoff, Netherlands Limburg is the bit nearest to me. I can't promise to get everywhere but I am round and about down in the south.

By the way, has anyone done Oud Heverlee (Leuven) for you ? I seem to remember lots of bomber crews there so there must be some RAAF.

I still can't find your email address to send the pictures through to !

Rich
Whatever you can do at Heverlee would be most appreciated as I only have two from forty seven.

These are the squadrons and dates where the Aussies met their death.

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 162pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="216"><col style="width: 109pt;" width="145"> <col style="width: 53pt;" width="71"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 109pt;" height="17" width="145">100sq RAF</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 53pt;" x:num="16187" width="71">25/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">106sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15896">9/07/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl23" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">107sq RAF</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="14743">12/05/1940</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">115sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16187">25/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">115sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16028">18/11/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">12sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15495">3/06/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">12sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15629">15/10/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">12sq RAF</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15629">15/10/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">158sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15949">31/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">158sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15949">31/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">158sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15949">31/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">16 O T U</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15554">1/08/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">196sq RAF</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15891">4/07/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">234sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16475">7/02/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">27 O T U</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15459">28/04/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">27 O T U</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15459">28/04/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">27 O T U</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15459">28/04/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">35sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15891">4/07/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15872">15/06/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15872">15/06/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15566">13/08/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15872">15/06/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15872">15/06/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15872">15/06/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15566">13/08/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15566">13/08/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15566">13/08/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">460sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15566">13/08/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">466sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16185">23/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="466sq RAF LYNEHAM " height="17">466sq RAF LYNEHAM </td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16185">23/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">467sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16203">11/05/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">467sq WADDINGTON </td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16203">11/05/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">49sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15587">3/09/1942</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">514sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16173">11/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">514sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16173">11/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">514sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16173">11/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">514sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16501">5/03/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">514sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16173">11/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">540sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16372">27/10/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">61sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16162">31/03/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">640sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16498">2/03/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">640sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16498">2/03/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">640sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16498">2/03/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">69sq (ME)</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16397">21/11/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">75sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16215">23/05/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">7sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15879">22/06/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">83sq RAF</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="15425">25/03/1942</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

Cheers

Geoff
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