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Clarence Richard (Dick) Drake
RAF no. 799843 served at Feltwell from August 1939 to August 44 as a
Driver MT (MC) and Clerk. He is the one with the peak cap. The Photo shows
a date of "May 6 1942, Feltwell."
Photo from Howard Drake (son) Names required for everyone else in the photograph. Please email the Webmaster. (Remember to remove the obvious first) |
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In July 2007 Mike Swift wrote, "This picture is of Sergeant 631239 Dallas Atack, my mother's cousin, who served in 37 squadron and was listed as missing presumed killed in action on the 1st. June 1940 aged just 20. It was given pride of place in the homes of my grand parents and all my aunts and uncles, it was one of the earliest memories of my childhood."The least I can do is add it to these remembrance pages. |
My father, Arthur Edward Dale (nicknamed Jimmy) was stationed in RAF Feltwell after the war as an instructor I believe. He had served in Italy, France and North Africa and then Feltwell. Jimmy joined the Air Corp very young as he came from a poor Irish family and needed to work. As a young man in the RAF he was flying biplanes in Africa (Palestine, Ismailia). WW2 meant being sent to Italy, France, and Africa delivering bombers, and doing reconnaissance. Hi squadron numbers were Squadron, 6,9, and 14, plus many more. |
When he came home from Italy after the war he brought an Italian girl to help mother in the house, not a popular idea. We also had a German POW who made me a doll’s house. After Feltwell my father was posted to South Cerney where he became a Wing Commander, and then we moved to Ceylon as he was commissioned as instructor and Group Captain to the Ceylonese Air Force, then back to RAF Shinfield and retirement. He missed the RAF so much, flying and the RAF was his life. He passed away in 1981, and my brother took up the flying as a civilian in his place. Photos from Janet Disart (July 2012) |
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F/S James E Linehan (2nd pilot), joined 57 Squadron at Feltwell on 6 November 1941. He flew with 2 crews both of whom were killed within the space of a week. The crew whom he died with were P/O Noel Percy ‘Bill’ Morse RNZAF (Pilot), F/S George Hillary Vogan RNZAF (Observer), Sgt Graham Lakeman (2nd W/O & Gunner), Sgt Norman Joseph Naylor (1st W/O & Gunner) and Sgt Roland Geoffrey Richards (Rear Gunner). They flew on about 12 raids together at Feltwell, the last plane being Wellington x3757 which came onto the squadron on 4/4/1942 and was lost 4 days later with all crew on 8/4/1942. They were on a raid to Hamburg. James was 20 when he died. Sgt Richards was 19, he had changed his name and DoB to enlist. From Nicola Gaughan (Neice) |
