1948

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May - June 1948 No. 2 Wing. Cpl. H.H.Lewis DI., is seated front row in beret, Viv is 2nd. from left 3rd row.</B></div> <div> <B>Signatures sent to me by Viv Lloyd, 23rd November 2011.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="364f7580.jpg" border=0 width="759" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="36539c20.jpg" border=0 width="569" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above sent in by Elwyn White, via Cliff.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="366135e0.jpg" border=0 width="531" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="367525e0.jpg" border=0 width="594" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above two sent in by Doug Kirk, via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36881900.jpg" border=0 width="641" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Sent in by Ted Palmer, via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="369a1db0.jpg" border=0 width="673" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="36acbdb0.jpg" border=0 width="715" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above photo and signatures, sent to me via Cliff east.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36bd2c20.jpg" border=0 width="722" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above sent in by Ian Reynolds, he is 4th from left middle row.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Cpl. Dow, front row 5th from left.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36c58ca0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="458" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The one third from the right front row is Les Gooding, Dennis Fickling sent the above photo, via Cliff East, and said I had the wrong name, the name I had was Harold Horton but it should have been Les's.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36df47f0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above sent to me via Cliff East, by Dennis Fickling, some time ago, </B></div> <div> <B>but while I was rebuilding the site I did not inlude them, (sorry Dennis).</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>16 Flight, D Sqadron, 2 Wing, taken 24thSeptember,1948</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36e8adb0.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="36f8edb0.jpg" border=0 width="654" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above photo and signatures sent in by Ken Newby, </B></div> <div> <B>the only names he can remember are, </B></div> <div> <B>Flt/S. Branston & Cpl. Lanigan.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3708a550.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3713bc20.jpg" border=0 width="571" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="37216c20.jpg" border=0 width="534" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Sent via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37339c20.jpg" border=0 width="569" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above replacement sent in by Lawrence Swales, via Cliff east.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="374b85e0.jpg" border=0 width="440" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="375c23f0.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="376655e0.jpg" border=0 width="357" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above sent in by Harlan Senior, will check with him about the quality, and then write comments under them.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37757c20.jpg" border=0 width="599" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The Hut Nco. was Cpl Hepple, and Sgt. Ridley was I/C flight.</B></div> <div> <B>Sent in by Vic Knight, via Cliff East.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="378df490.jpg" border=0 width="479" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Sent in by John Piccolo, via Cliff East, October 1948.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>In centre is W/O Rawlings, to his left is Cpl. Philpin,</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>on his right is Cpl. Fergerson, and John is next to him.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37914900.jpg" border=0 width="532" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="37ad65e0.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above two, sent in by Jim Spashett, via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37b4cc20.jpg" border=0 width="588" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="37c42c20.jpg" border=0 width="578" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above two, sent in by Derrick Thorn, Hut A31, 21st October 1948. </B></div> <div> <B>Derrick is 2nd from right back row.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37d96c20.jpg" border=0 width="662" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="37e9dc20.jpg" border=0 width="669" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Signatures also from Leslie Nicholls.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37f39c20.jpg" border=0 width="569" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="38048c20.jpg" border=0 width="584" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above sent in by Eric Lewis. October/November 1948.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Eric is far left front row.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="381b5c20.jpg" border=0 width="693" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above sent in by Dennis Jones, Oct 1949 - Dec 49.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Dennis is in the centre of the back row.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3825ec20.jpg" border=0 width="606" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="383ef650.jpg" border=0 width="495" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="38457c20.jpg" border=0 width="343" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3854ec20.jpg" border=0 width="334" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above four sent to me by Patrick Weldon, </B></div> <div> <B>via Cliff East.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Outside Hut A6, 24th Nov 1948 to Jan 1949.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>His DI's were Sgt. Coates, Cpl's, Dixon & Pete.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="386566e0.png" border=0 width="598" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Sent by Wilf Hunt, to me via Cliff East.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ##################################################################</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>