Thread: Help Needed to find a Pilot

Originally Posted by NickFenton

Fella's,

Give me some pointers. I do get to Kew quite often and would be glad to help.

Nick

Hi Nick
What is Kew ?
John

Originally Posted by mathsmal

If he was on flying boats, he was possibly based at RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. There was deffinately an RAAF squadron based there.

Hi Mathmal

Thanks for the website and I will check it out

John

Yes, my first thought was 10 Sqn but if there's reference to him being in the RAF perhaps this hints at him being in a pure RAF squadron. This opens up a lot more avenues to follow unfortunately (or fortunately as you'll encounter lots of tangents if you have to hunt him out! ).

So, Porcupines, Cats, Shagbats...what else...did the RAF play with Mariners like we did? Also, sure he may have been based out of the British Isles but we can't discount the Med, West Africa, East Africa or the Far East. As we know, RAF flying boat units operated in all of those areas.

The more I think about it, the more intriguing it gets!

John, Kew is where The National Archives (TNA) are in England.

Hi Andy

It was also said that he trained in Canada. I guess when things are passed down over the years they may change the story of where and who he flew for. I tried googling for him without any luck.

John

Training in Canada would have been under EATS as you know and his most likely next stop would have been the UK (did Canadian "graduates" ever go elsewhere direct?) after a North Atlantic convoy crossing. Pretty standard assumption that many of the guys on here could add substantial detail to.

Flying boat squadrons often operated on detachment as well so while the main element of his unit, whatever it is, might have been based in the UK, Jack could have been in the Med or West Africa, for example.

It's looking more and more like the NAA is the place to go unless someone can turn up a reference in a squadron history etc.

Hi Andy

Yes it looks like the NAA maybe the way to go now.

John

John,

Next time l am there l will see what l can find. It will not be for a couple of weeks but l will get back to you.

If you can add any more to what has been said here, let me know.

Regards,

Nick

Hello Nick

That would be great. I know nothing else about him so there is very little to go on

Regards

John