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Butler
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27th Jan 08 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Random question. I was just wondering if anyone would know how I would go about meeting any living ex pilots who fought in the battle of britain? Is there a guild for the remaining?
jr
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27th Jan 08 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
need to go to one of the meetings etc, where alot of them do talks etc

i met david thomas (vulcan display pilot) a little whil ago, was
Butler
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27th Jan 08 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Meeting as in air show?
CorsAsh
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27th Jan 08 at 17:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
One of our distant relatives, Grp Cpt. Tom Gleave, was a Hurricane pilot, shot down in flames but survived and became one of Archibald McIndoes first plastic surgery "guinea pigs".

Might be worth looking for something to do with McIndoe for some interesting back stories...
Robin
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27th Jan 08 at 18:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sort of unrelated, but a relative of mine was shot down in the first bomber in Operation Chastise (think Dambusters) on May 17th 1943.

There can't be many suriving BoB pilots left now
James_DT
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27th Jan 08 at 18:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The best people to speak to would be the BBMF.
http://www.bbmf.co.uk/
They're just down the road from me, and they'll know if anyone does. My Dad used to work on the squadron next to them, and my Mum's been on a flight in their Lancaster.
jr
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27th Jan 08 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Meeting as in air show?


nooooo, was at brunters
SportBoy
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27th Jan 08 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
flying legends air display at duxford have alot go . where you can talk to them etc but thats not till towards the end of the summer
Butler
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28th Jan 08 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Much appreciated guys. Also found an organisation containing ex pilots set up by the battle of britain memorial based down the road.

 
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