B.o.a.

[liverpool annie]

Originally Posted by David Layne

Excellent, seems like Annie nailed it.

See David ... us Scousers aren't so bad !!

[Brian S]

Originally Posted by David Layne

Thanks for your replies and suggestions.

From the time of my father's shootdown until he came home my mother kept a diary.

"John at Ossington – failed. B.O.A. awaiting posting." is an entry for Tuesday March 6th 1945. The officer she is referring to was a tour expired Lancaster pilot.

Kyt what do you know of Ossington?

Ossington is just a few miles down the road. Like many others in the area learned to drive on the Airfield.

Shot my first Rabbit on the surrounding Farmland.

Very little left of any Wartime Construction.Just the odd stretch of concrete.

[Kyt]

Just looked through Sturtivant's* RAF Flying Training and Support Units Since 1915 and there isn't anything I can add to Annie's post. The British Overseas Airways looks to be an excellent match, especially for an ex-Lancaster pilot who would be able to fly the Lancastrian. I've read a number of memoirs of ex-RAF pilots who found themselves rejected by the civilian airlines after the war because the airlines were a lot more strict and hierarchical in their outlook and attitudes.

Well done Annie - good research (but then again I knew that from your posts on t'other forum )

* I would just like to add that Ray passed away last weekend after an illness. RIP, Ray, and thank you for your fantastic contribution to the history of the RAF and FAA.