570 Squadron

Hi
My Dad flew with 570 squadron. However, since your request was a while ago are you still searching for photos?

My dad also flew stirlings as a pilot with 570. I have both his log books, with photos included and a couple of sqdn photos showing all the guys standing on and seated below a stirling. A couple of photos in the log book are formation photos, en route to Arnhem.

Regards

 

My dad also flew stirlings as a pilot with 570. I have both his log books, with photos included and a couple of sqdn photos showing all the guys standing on and seated below a stirling. A couple of photos in the log book are formation photos, en route to Arnhem.

Regards
Hi Mossie , My father flew with 570 squadron , mainly from Harwell - I wonder if he is in one of your photos ? I will be happy to give you my details , and of course , if necessary , compensate for any expense . Look forward to hearing from you , Kind Regards John Evans

 

Hi John

you have a pm

regards

Simon

 

My wifes Great Uncle flew with 570Sqn and was Killed in Action over France 03 March 1944. He was F/O Thomas Johnstone Adamson DFM RAFVR. He was a Bomb Aimer/Dispatcher on Albermarles.

If any one has info or photos for the period 570 was at RAF Hurn at the time, it would be appreciated. I know he also served on 78 Sqn (Halifax IIs) from 06 Dec 1942 - 14 Apr 1943 then moved to 570 Sqn.

He is buried with the rest of his crew at Orleans Main Cemetary, Loiret, France. I have to visit soon.

Crew of Albemarle II V1641 TT:
F/O Christopher James Elmer - Pilot
F/O John Herbert Hood -Navigator
F/O Thomas Johnstone Adamson - Bomb Aimer/Dispatcher
Sgt Edward James Atkinson - Wireless Operator
Sgt James Davies - Air Gunner

 

Having visited his grave in Orleans as a child I am keen to find out more about my great uncle, Flying Officer Arthur Nipper. He died in Stirling LK133 on 29th July 1944. Can anyone help?

 

Having visited his grave in Orleans as a child I am keen to find out more about my great uncle, Flying Officer Arthur Nipper. He died in Stirling LK133 on 29th July 1944. Can anyone help?


Hello and welcome to the forum. the following details are taken from 'Though Without Anger' - C. Cummings.


29 July 1944

570 Squadron
Stirling IV LK133

The aircraft was one of a force of 37 Halifax's, Stirlings and Albemarles tasked to SOE work and its particular task was HERMIT 15 in the Dijon area, it failed to return.

Crew.

P/O. Douglas Robson 26 Pilot.
F/O. Arthur Walter William Nipper 22 Navigator.
F/O. Dallas Eugene Belt 25 RCAF Bomb Aimer.
W/O. Lionel Wilfred Lawrence Hambrooke 34 RCAF Wireless Operator.
F/S. Miles Alphonsus Murphy 22 Air Gunner.
Sgt. Stanley William Thompson 32 Flight Engineer.
Sgt. Leslie Hodgson 20 Air Dispatcher.

 

I have just joined here with the hope of finding some history about Stirling E7-P and its crew. I have a picture supposedley of my father and his crew in front of E7-P but we are not able to identify any crewmen or find a list of crewmen who might have flown this aircraft. Any ideas or suggestions will be most appreciated.

Bob M

 

I have just joined here with the hope of finding some history about Stirling E7-P and its crew. I have a picture supposedley of my father and his crew in front of E7-P but we are not able to identify any crewmen or find a list of crewmen who might have flown this aircraft. Any ideas or suggestions will be most appreciated.

Bob M

Hi Bob

I have a list of Stirlings that took part in Operetion Varsity March 24th 1945.
EZ-P took off at 8.05 and landed 12.45 , Captained by F/Lt Bullen

Not much, but somebody may be able to help you more

Regards
Simon

 

Hello, I've just joined. I believe my father, Edgar Dunn, of Ontario Canada, flew with the squadron. Although my daughter is currently holding his scrapbooks, there are a number of photos I could make available after her next visit--is there anything in particular? Also does any one remember him? Best regards

 

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Might be an idea to start a new thread related to your father. Photos would be great.

Regards
Peter

 

Hi Bob

I have a list of Stirlings that took part in Operetion Varsity March 24th 1945.
EZ-P took off at 8.05 and landed 12.45 , Captained by F/Lt Bullen

Not much, but somebody may be able to help you more

Regards
Simon
Hello

I have just joined

My father is Geoff Bullen (F/Lt Bullen) of 570 Squadron (and 196 squadron) who was mentioned above by Mossie some time ago. His 90th b'day in two weeks so if anyone has any info or pictures associated with his time with 570 it might provide a small surpirse for him

Thanks

Mark

 

I have just joined here with the hope of finding some history about Stirling E7-P and its crew. I have a picture supposedley of my father and his crew in front of E7-P but we are not able to identify any crewmen or find a list of crewmen who might have flown this aircraft. Any ideas or suggestions will be most appreciated.

Bob M
Hi Bob
I am looking at picture of E7-P with my father F/lt Geoffrey Bullen and the rest of the crew
Happy to scan and send a copy and can ask him for futher details
It is my father's 90th birthday soon, what can I tell him of your father?
Thanks
Mark

 

Hi Mark My father was at Harwell with 570 Squadron in early 1945 , and I have the Squadron ORB's for February . A cursory search lists your father and details of his crew as being involved in bombing raids at that time - any use to you ? The only picture of my late father with his crew was , I am told , probably taken when he was with 1665 HCU . Look forward to hearing from you , Kind Regards John Evans.

 

Hi John
A copy of the ORB's at that time would be great, thank you. What is the easiest way to obtain them (I am new to this)
What was your father's name - I will ask dad of any recollections of him
Thanks for your reply
Mark

 

Does anyone have any information or Photos of 570 Squadron aircrew or Aircraft,
I have looked through the usual RAF sites on the net but can only find brief info.
I am looking through a wireless operators flying logbook .
The Logbook has entries for SOE/SAS drops, Glider Towing ,Op Varsity all interesting stuff.
Any pointers where any Sqn photos may be would be very well recieved
Can I recommend a recently published book to you, entitled Arnhem Pilot. It covers the wartime exploits of Flight Lieutenant Fred Mortimer nad is written by his nephew Christopher McArthur.
It includes some photographs of Harwell, a picture of the aircrews prior to D Day, a few pages detailing the SOE missions he flew on, plus Operation Market Garden, on which he was shot down and subsequently captured.
The book contains details of the planes, maps of the airfields, extracts from the Operational Record (June - Sept 1944) and his Flight Log book

 

I wonder if any contributor can supply detailed information on any of the following items in my late father's logbook . They are all SOE Operations ,all at night , and all undertaken when he was at Harwell : 11/08/44 "Hippodrome" , 21/08/44 "Bob 265" , 31/08/44 Ditcher 50 , 11/09/44 " John 147 " and 5/11/44 "Draughts 5" Any replies awaited with much interest and thanks. JE
John, Arnhem Pilot includes a refernce to Ditcher 50 as follows - Fred flew to the Lyons area on 31.8.44 dropping 24 containers to SOE group Ditcher 50.

I hope that helps

Graham

 

Hello, I've just joined. I believe my father, Edgar Dunn, of Ontario Canada, flew with the squadron. Although my daughter is currently holding his scrapbooks, there are a number of photos I could make available after her next visit--is there anything in particular? Also does any one remember him? Best regards

There is a Flying Officer Dunn, listed amongst those shown in the group photograph that I referred to above. But it is a large group and he is one face among many.
Graham

 

Hi Graham Thank you for the "Ditcher 50 " note - have ordered the book which I await with considerable interest . I did actually answer my SOE questions by obtaining the ORB's which provide as much as I need . Kind Rgds John

 

Hi Graham Thank you for the "Ditcher 50 " note - have ordered the book which I await with considerable interest . I did actually answer my SOE questions by obtaining the ORB's which provide as much as I need . Kind Rgds John

My pleasure John, I hope that you find it of interest.

 

Back again !

I'm just writing an account of what my father, f/l Brierly did in WW2 , starting from his EFTS at Desford , right through to his last Ops crossing the Rhine with 570 Sqdn.
It's going to be a family book for future generations, because my kids and their cousins know absolutely sod all about WW2, let alone what their grandad did !
I was reading last night about W/C Bangay. He seemed a real character, whatever happened to him, did he survive the war ?