Recent content by Jemm

No, I haven't. I'll add to my wish-list. I'm ordering that "wings of destiny" one soon - we're smack in the middle of moving back to NSW at the moment...

I was reading right through Feb and March 1943, so sad when you get to Newton's crash. Thanks for the link to the archives.

Pete, wow, I didn't know those "daily operations" were available online. Thanks. When I still lived in Canberra I spent hours at the AWM Research centre staring at old records on microfish (fishe? fisch? whatever..). You all know so much more than me - I really appreciate all comments and...

Yeah...maybe I should scan and upload the "we regret to inform you" telegram..... The old bloke - Mr Hambly- whom I spoke to 5 -odd years ago, said they actually lost a few planes on take off. They had trouble figuring out what was going wrong until they discovered that wasps were making nests...

Pete , just reaslised after looking again that if those two shots were taken in Feb 43, it would have been before the 9th, when it went missing. Narrows the window somewhat.... I have photocopies from the AWM of "daily operations" which has who went out where and in what plane on any given day...

Holy guacamole (is that how you spell it?) Peter! What amazing shots. I didn't check for a couple of days and voila! Thanks for finding and posting them!

Ok, that took a a while. Here is the first and only letter from L Hambly of 22 Sqd, which he wrote to me in 2004. I didn't hear from him again and am unsure if he is still alive.... Copy of Letter from L.C Hambly re RAAF 22 Squadron 6 May 2004 Dear J I do not know where to begin...

I've got a lot of the administrative letters and stuff. Also all enlistement docs and testing results etc. And the sad stuff, like an inventory of his possessions that were returned to the family and a couple of personal letters. Not much actual plane-related stuff. Some of it is very poor...

I've got stacks more. I'm just wondering whether to type a copy of a letter an old bloke wrote me about his time with the 22 or try and scan it. His writing isn't that clear so maybe I should type it. I've got the 'we regret to inform you" telegram as well. All very depressing. And I think the...

Ok, apologies to the admin guys. I don't know how to shrink this stuff so it's a reasonable size. if you want me to delete please say so. If anyone knows how to make it smaller I'll happily email copies......

More logbook.....sorry it's so huge. At least we can read it properly I suppose. I note it's all signed by Learmonth.

Logbook

Crap, sorry, that's a bit large.........umm...this is a photo of the whole Squadron.

Ok, hoping the stuff I have scanned will actually come up ok if I load it here. I have a small pile of stuff from my late uncle who flew A-28 14 which went missing in PNG on 9th Feb 1943. Plus letters from some old guys with their personal accounts of their time with the 22 Sqd. Ok...

Absolutely. Or the Michael Jackson Tribute Show aka Today.