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18-02-2007, 09:58 PM
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 | 13th/14th April 1943 raid on Spezia. On 13th/14th April 1943 the R.A.F. bombed Spezia. Part of the attacking force was 97 Squadron and a member of 97 Squadon flying in Lancaster ED 425 E was my father. For this particular trip one of the regular crew members was replaced by a Sub/Lt. Lett. This confirmed by my fathers log book and the Squadron ORB's. Lett's duty listed in the ORB as A/B. What puzzels me is why a Sub/Lt., which (correct me if I am wrong) is a Naval rank was doing on this raid. Perhaps as the target was Naval Docks he was there to observe? His name appears in no other place in the ORB's of 97 Squadron that I have. Anyone any suggestions? Excuse the duplicate posting. I posted this on R.A.F. Commands Forum but don't think it worked.  |
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19-02-2007, 12:18 AM
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19-02-2007, 05:29 AM
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 | S/Lt W H Lett was also on a raid on the 7/8 February 1943 to Lorient, flying in ED430 C And looking at the 97 Squadron Association site, there seems to have been a S/Lt D.S.Watt who flew on January 27/28th. 1943 - Gardening in R5490M and then 14/15 February 1943 to Milan in W4197A , as well as the Spezia raid in W4197A. EDIT: The London Gazette has a W H Lett (the only W H Lett) being promoted from Acting S/Lt, to S/Lt in the RNVR during the above period. He is then promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (A) in June 1943 and transfers to the RN. And this may be a spurious link but a William Herbert Lett, Lieutenant (A) is on the CWGC as having died on 11/06/1947 whilst attached to HMS Vulture. D S Watt was also in the RNVR at that time.
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19-02-2007, 05:43 PM
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| HMS Vulture was a Fleet Air Arm base in St. Merryn, Cornwall, also known as RNAS St. Merryn, which was an Operational Training Base. So Lett would probably have been in the Fleet Air Arm.
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