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Old 13-08-2008, 12:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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B.o.a.

What is B.O.A. I am interested in an officer that I have read the following about.

"John at Ossington – failed. B.O.A. awaiting posting."
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Old 13-08-2008, 02:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
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What is B.O.A. I am interested in an officer that I have read the following about.

"John at Ossington – failed. B.O.A. awaiting posting."
In the US Military it's ...... BOA - Basic Ordering Agreement ( I have no idea if that makes sense in the context you gave David !! !! )

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Old 13-08-2008, 02:19 AM   #3 (permalink)
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In the US Military it's ...... BOA - Basic Ordering Agreement ( I have no idea if that makes sense in the context you gave David !! !! )

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Thanks for the suggestion Annie, however its not relevant in this case as "John" was an R.A.F. officer.

Incidentally, are you for Liverpool or Everton?
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I think this a rafcommands job. I cannot find anything corresponding with BOA
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David was it used in a medical or enlisting context? My Dad was initially "B" and I wondered whether it might mean "B" on Application or something?
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Found this ...... wonder if this is it ??

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Opening in 1942, it never became an operational front line bomber station. Rather, 14 (P)AFU (Airspeed Oxford) moved in, with RAF Gamston as its satellite station, an affiliation which would endure. After 14 (P)AFU departed, the station transferred to 93 Group Bomber Command (Training). In 1943, 82 OTU moved in (Wellington Mk. III & Mk.X, Miles Martinet, Hawker Hurricane), training all aircrew trades. In January 1945, the station was transferred to Transport Command and 82 OTU was replaced by No. 6 Lancaster Finishing School, operated jointly by Transport Command and British Overseas Airways, training crews flying Lancastrians (the 'civilianised' Lancaster) for the Britain-New Zealand routes. The unit transferred to flying Avro Yorks for the same purpose in November 1945. In August 1946, this training was complete and the station closed.
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Old 13-08-2008, 09:25 PM   #7 (permalink)
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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?
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DL, here's some pics of the airfield now from the site where Annie's quote came from:

RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire :: Fotopic.Net
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Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM.
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Old 13-08-2008, 11:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Excellent, seems like Annie nailed it.
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Looking at the pictures of Ossington, its amazing how much things change. From state of the art 1945 aircraft using the runway to a 2008 farm track.
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