The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Kinloss

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Information. RAF Kinloss opened on the 1st of April 1939 home to 14 Flying Training School (FTS) and 45 Maintenance Unit, and from July 1940 19 Operational Training Unit . Today Kinloss is still an operational airfield with the RAF, best known for its Search and Rescue role. Squadrons stationed at RAF Kinloss 14 Flying Training School (FTS) 45 Maintenance Unit. 19 Operational Training Unit 77 Squadron 15 April 1940 to 4th May 1940 No. 90 Squadron I am trying to find out any information for the relatives of Sgt. Cecil Spencer George DFM, RAF, Pilot Instructor 19 OTU, RAF, Kinloss. He was killed on the 6th of January 1942 when the Whitley Mk 5 N1498 flew into Carn a Choire Mhoir, near Tomatin, during an evening training flight. If you have any information regarding Sgt. George, other crew members, or indeed about the accident itself or the site, we would be most appreciative. Photographs 19 OTU March 1941 The station was still under construction, we were billeted in the church at the Crook of Alves midway between Forres and Nairn Home from Home. 19 OTU 1943, outside "B" Flight crewroom Arnold Pearson in the middle and Ed Cooke on right 19 OTU from right, Arnold Pearson, Davey Dunlop May '43 was sent to Grantown on Spey to organise and put on display for Wings for Victory week, these pictures were sent to me by local paper. Ed Cooke If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served. Sgt Allsop F/Sgt ARCHIBALD W B RAF Pilot 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story F/Sgt ARMSTRONG Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story P/O ASTBURY 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt BIRD 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt BLANCHETT W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt BOOTH Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story P/O BROWN P G RAFVR 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt Bryant F/Sgt BUCKLEY J P B RCAF W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story F/Sgt BUSHBY J B RAFVR Pilot 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story Sgt BUTCHART D RAF Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt CAMPBELL D G J RAFVR W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt Catt Sgt Chubb Sgt CLARKE 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Coles Sgt Coller Sgt COLUMBINE Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Conley Sgt Cook Sgt COWAN/COHEN M RAF Tail Gunner 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt CRANSTONE W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt DAFT W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Dundas Sgt DUNLOP J B RAF Flight Engineer 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt ELLIOTT RAFVR W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt FIRTH W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt FRANCIS D RAF Tail Gunner 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story Sgt FUCE Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story F/Sgt GARDINER G P Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt. Cecil Spencer George, DFM. RAF, Pilot Instructor 19 OTU (d. 6 Jan 1942)Read his Story Sgt GIDDENS W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story F/Sgt GOODRUM L E RAFVR Navigator 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt GRANGER 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt GREGSON Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HAMMOND 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HAMPTON Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HARVEY W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HAWKEN Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HAXBY H Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story P/O HENRY Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HIBBURT 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HINDLE Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HOOD W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt HUNT Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Jaggers Sgt JANES W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Jordan Sgt Joslin Sgt K Jones F/O JONES Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt KENNEDY Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story P/O LANE Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Lawley Sgt Lawton Sgt LOWE Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt MCLAREN A M RAFVR W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story Sgt MEADE E T RAFVR W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt MENNELL W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt MEREDITH R H RAFVR Flight Engineer 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story Sgt MITCHELL Flight Engineer 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt MORRISON J RAFVR W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story F/Sgt MURRAY G H G RAAF Navigator 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story Sgt NELMES L J RAFVR 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story Sgt NEWITT RAFVR 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt PALMER S RAF Flight Engineer 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story F/Sgt PARR W RCAF Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt PEACH A J RAFVR 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story F/Lt PETLEY Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt PHILLIPS W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt POMROY Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story F/Lt POOLES Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt POWELL G N E RAFVR Navigator 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story Sgt PRICE Flight Enginee 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt RARITY W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt REEVE Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt REEVE 2nd Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story F/sgt ROE J RCAF Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt RUSSELL Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt RUSSELL C W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Sampson F/Sgt SAWYERS W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt Scott Sgt STAFF J F RAFVR W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron (d. 30/31 March 1942, Halifax R9496 TL- L) Read his story Sgt STANWORTH Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story F/sgt STEINHAUER G H RCAF Pilot 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax W1015 TL-P) Read his story Sgt SYKES Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt THORPE W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt USHER M L RCAF W/Op Air Gunner 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story P/O WALTERS Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story S/Ldr WILDING Pilot 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt WILLIAMS Tail Gunner 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt WILLIAMS R RAFVR Navigator 35 Squadron Read his story Sgt WOOD J A RAFVR Tail Gunner 35 Squadron (d.30/31 Mar 1942 Halifax R9438 TL-H) Read his story If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. 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