I'm glad it was of interest folks, yes I'm really proud of him, reading the experiences of other aircrew while I've been trying to research what he did made me realise how brave they all were. I think i'll take diks advice and get in touch with the wartime memories website maybe one of his crewmates' relatives is searching for what they got upto during the war. I'm just fortunate that he kept hold of all this stuff.
Kev, did you find out about your mums Hargreaves clan? , luckily my Grandad still had his wits about him when he returned and left Burnley as quick as he could
so I don't really know anything about that side of the family.
If there are a lot of fans of this type of stuff I might post a few of my dads Royal Navy photos from the 50's and 60's. He was in the Fleet Air Arm and has some great pictures of ships and planes and the like.
He's got loads at his house but here's a couple that I have.
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HMS Victorious, early 60's I'd guess and the planes could be Buccaneers and Sea Vixens.
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My Dad in his early 20's at Lee-on-Solent
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