RAF 274 squadron

mike hunton · Jan 24, 2013

Hi jim my name is mike my father was in 274 sqd from 1941 to 1944 have photos and my fathers log books .Iif you let me know your grandfathers name I will see if I
have any photos of him.
Kind regard MIKE HUNTON

Bunty · Nov 10, 2021

mike hunton said:
Hi jim my name is mike my father was in 274 sqd from 1941 to 1944 have photos and my fathers log books .Iif you let me know your grandfathers name I will see if I
have any photos of him.
Kind regard MIKE HUNTON

Hi Mike,
My dad must have been in the squadron at the same time as yours. His name was F.S Leslie Clarke. He died of a stroke in 1981when I was 25 and only just starting to hear from him about his service. Alas, he ordered his logs to be destroyed when he died so I would be really interested if you have any information about his time in the squadron. Hope you are still on the forum as this post to which I am replying is quite old.

In the photo, my dad is sitting on the wing nearest the fuselage on the left.

buffnut453 · Nov 10, 2021

Bunty said:
Hi Mike,
My dad must have been in the squadron at the same time as yours. His name was F.S Leslie Clarke. He died of a stroke in 1981when I was 25 and only just starting to hear from him about his service. Alas, he ordered his logs to be destroyed when he died so I would be really interested if you have any information about his time in the squadron. Hope you are still on the forum as this post to which I am replying is quite old.

In the photo, my dad is sitting on the wing nearest the fuselage on the left.

You should be able to download the Squadron Operations Record Book from the UK National Archives. I believe the downloads are still free from the site. If you're lucky, the Appendices will list all the Squadron operations which should include those of your Dad.

BiffF15 · Nov 10, 2021

Bunty said:
Hi Mike,
My dad must have been in the squadron at the same time as yours. His name was F.S Leslie Clarke. He died of a stroke in 1981when I was 25 and only just starting to hear from him about his service. Alas, he ordered his logs to be destroyed when he died so I would be really interested if you have any information about his time in the squadron. Hope you are still on the forum as this post to which I am replying is quite old.

In the photo, my dad is sitting on the wing nearest the fuselage on the left.

He looks like he just landed from a sortie!

Bunty · Nov 11, 2021

buffnut453 said:
You should be able to download the Squadron Operations Record Book from the UK National Archives. I believe the downloads are still free from the site. If you're lucky, the Appendices will list all the Squadron operations which should include those of your Dad.

Thank you. I shall look into that.

buffnut453 · Nov 11, 2021

Bunty said:
Thank you. I shall look into that.

Here are some pointers that might help get you started:

Combat Reports, 1 Aug 44 to 31 May 45:

No 274 Squadron | The National Archives

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