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Pilot Bails Out by Don Blanding Book 1943. Signed by 31 members of 151 Squadron
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Pilot Bails Out by Don Blanding, Dodd Mead & Company, New York, 1943. Signed by 31 members of 151 Squadron plus British heavyweight boxing champion John Charles ("Jack") Peterson, who was an RAF physical training instructor during WW2. I have identified each signature - see attached. Seven of these pilots were killed in action, two in a flying accident, and one on war service. There are 11 DFCs, 1 DSO, and 1 DSC. Alphabetical list of signatures: 1. p. 11. F/O James Joseph BATTLE, RAAF (426250). KIA 23 Jun 1944 (with Alfred Campbell BRIANT, RAAF). Missing on day intruder to Saumur. In day Rangers, F/O Bryant with F/O Battle and F/Lt Lindsay with P/O Brodie, shot up a number of railway targets. From these targets the flak was far from comfortable, and F/O Bryant and F/O Battle were shot down. Nothing was heard of their fate. 2. p. 12. F/O Ronald Gordon ELVIN, DFC (121534). KIA 23 Dec 1944 (with Eric RAYNER) when Mosquito HP930 on a night intruder mission failed to return from a sortie to attack communications in the Cologne / Bonn / Duren / Coblenz area. London Gazette, 29 Dec 1944: ELVIN, Ronald Gordon, F/L (121534, RAFVR) - No. 613 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Elvin has participated in six successful attacks against enemy airfields. Since the invasion of Western Europe, he has also taken part in many missions in support of ground forces and in search of enemy transport after penetrating deep inside enemy territory. During one sortie, two trains were located, one of which was set on fire and the engine of the other blown up. Another time his aircraft was detailed to attack a heavily defended target. His skilful navigation and determination materially contributed to the destruction of a very large number of enemy vehicles. Flight Lieutenant Elvin's fortitude, initiative and courage are worthy of high commendation. 3. p. 13. W/C Geoffrey Horace GOODMAN, DSO, DFC (70799). 1 March 1944. Note added "5 May 1944. Shot 4 enemy planes down in 6 minutes". 4. p. 15. F/L John Lawrence Wemyss ELLACOMBE, DFC CB (43031). 28 Feb 1920-11 May 2014. Battle of Britain pilot. . 5.p. 15. P/O Richard PEEL. 22 Nov 1906-28 Mar 1987. 6. p. 15. Captain Jack William BRAY Jr, USAAF. 30 Aug 1915-26 Oct 2002. 7. p. 19. F/L David Sampson ("Tommy") HANDLEY (79901). 23 Sep 1911-Jan 2002. 8. p. 19. F/O Alfred Campbell ("Bill") BRIANT, RAAF. Perfect signature match with his digitised file in the Australian Archives. KIA 23 Jun 1944 (with James Joseph BATTLE). Born 24 May 1923. 9. p. 23. P/O Ronald Stanley FLIGHT, DFC* AFC (159876). 29 Jun 1918-27 Jul 1987. See https://wartimememoriesproject. com/ww2/view. php?uid=225655. Mosquito MM312-T/o for mission to Flushing-Arhemmidjer). Damaged by explosion pres. flak on PR mission and crash-landed B. 48 Amiens. At night, one of our aircraft was badly damaged by the premature explosion of a flash bomb - managed to land safely after a few tense moments. Aircraft a write-off (Mosquito MM312). 22. 9. 1944 DBR. Crew: F/O (159876) Ronald Stanley FLIGHT DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok; P/O (170604) Brian Douglas MACKINS DFC (nav. ) RAFVR - Ok. 10. p. 25. F/O Robert Scott WOOD, MID (138278). 11. p. 29. F/O Mervyn Charles PARTRIDGE, RAAF (Aus 426235). Killed with his pilot Harry TURNER of Melbourne 7/8 Jun 1945 in aircraft accident whilst returning to their base in Cornwall. The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Queensland), Wed 8 Jun 1949: In Memoriam. PARTRIDGE, 426235. Flight-Lieut. Mervin Charles, R. A. A. F. , Member 151 Mosquito Squadron, R. A. F. - Sacred memories of my precious Son. Merv. , who. with his Pilot. Harry Turner, of Melbourne, lost his life in an aircraft accident in Cornwall, whilst returning to his base, at midnight, June 7th-8th 1945. 12. p. 32. F/O Eric RAYNER, DFC (126000). KIA 23 Dec 1944 Flight Lieutenant Rayner has completed numerous operational sorties. He has participated in six successful attacks against enemy airfields. Since the invasion of Western Europe, he has also taken part in many missions in support of ground forces and in search of enemy transport, often deep inside enemy territory. During one sortie he located two trains, one of which he set on fire and blew up the engine of the other. Another time he was detailed to attack a heavily defended target. He displayed most skilful airmanship and determination which resulted in the destruction of a very large number of enemy vehicles. 13. p. 33. P/O Howard Keith KEMP, RNZAF. Note added "Killed on ops". KIA 11 Apr 1944. Fighter pilot killed in action. Warrant-Officer Howard Keith Kemp made headlines after shooting down one of Germany's newest bomber aircraft over England in January 1944 during World War II. 14. p. 35. Probably F/L James STEVENSON, RAAF. 15. p. 37. Lt (A) Trevor John TURNER, RNVR. Died on war service 8 Jun 1945 at Royal Naval Air Station, Southampton. 16. p. 39. Lt (A) John Alexander CRAMP, RNZNVR, DSC. Born 31 May 1922 (Hamilton). Arrived New York on 2 Jan 1945. Mosquito HK177 - T/o at 22:10hrs. Lost power engine on take-off and crash-landed in RAF Colerne. 2. 1. 1944. Crew: Lt. (A) John Alexander CRAMP DSC (pilot) FAA RN - Ok; Lt. (A) D. M. JAFFRAY (nav. ) FAA RN - Ok. The Auckland Star, Wed 17 Feb 1943: TWO D. S. C. AWARDS. N. Z. NAVAL AIRMEN. BRAVERY ON OPERATIONS. (P. A. ) WELLINGTON, this day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, has received advice that the King has approved the following awards to New Zealand naval airmen:- Distinguished Service Cross: Temporary - Acting-Sub-Lieutenant (A) John Alexander Cramp, for bravery and sustained devotion to duty in many air operations from Malta; Temporary-Sub-Lieutenant (A) Alexander Blunt, for bravery and devotion to duty in air operations in the Western Desert. Sub-Lieutenant Cramp left New Zealand as a naval airman (second class) in August 1940, and was promoted to his present rank on July 21, 1941. Sub-Lieutenant Blunt left New Zealand with the same rank on the same date and was promoted to his present rank on July 2, 1941. 17. p. 41. F/O John ("Johnny") FURNISS (123112). Relinquished his RAF commission on 16 Mar 1953. 18. p. 43. F/O William Frederick Elystan THOMAS, DFC* (19. p. 45. P/O Joseph BOLTON 21. p. 49. F/O Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX, DFC (121093). Note added "Believed killed". Mosquito PZ218 Crash-landed on day intruder mission. 22. 7. 1944 Crew: S/Ldr (103504) Reginald Howard HARRISON (pilot) RAFVR - Ok; F/O (121093) Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX (nav. ) RAFVR - Ok. Both injured and survived. Repatriated by American forces two months later. LG, 2 Jun 1944: Flying Officer Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX (121093), 22. p. 51. P/O William Thomas HUTCHINSON. RCAF. Graduate of Univ of British Columbia (Arts '41). 1917-1973. 23. p. 53. F/O Ian Veitch FERGUSON (130298). Died 19 Dec 1965 (Buckinghamshire). 24. p. 57. F/O Harry TURNER, RAAF (Aus 410757). Perfect signature match with his digitised file in the Australian Archives. see http://aviation-safety. net/wikibase/wiki. php?id=144083. Killed with his Navigator Mervyn Charles PARTRIDGE 7/8 Jun 1945 in an aircraft accident whilst returning to their base in Cornwall. 25. p. 59. S/L Charles Alfred COOKE, DFC (43634). Battle of Britain pilot. 7 Jun 1912-28 Jan 1985. 26. p. 60. Lt (A) David Mitchel JAFFRAY, RNVR. 16 Sep 1918-Dec 1975. 27. p. 64. P/O Brian Douglas MACKINS, RAFVR, DFC (170604). 7 Mar 1920-18 Mar 1989. 28. p. 65. F/O John Edward MORRISS, RAFVR (121327). Note added "Missing on D. Day". KIA 6 Jun 1944 (with Joseph BOLTON). 29. p. 71. F/O Alan Charles ALDRIDGE (149129). Relinquished his RAF commission on 1 Feb 1956. 30. p. 77. F/L Ronald James MACCALLUM, Engineer Officer, MBE (46673). 7 Jul 1907-18 Nov 1976. 31. p. 81. HARRISON, JAFF, WINCO, JOHNNY and JACK written above silhouettes. 32. [p. 86]. Sketch. "Best wishes, Jack PETERSEN, Colerne, 7 June 44.This is John Charles PETERSEN OBE TD (2 Sep 1911-22 Nov 1990), a Welsh boxer who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions.
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Pilot Bails Out by Don Blanding, Dodd Mead & Company, New York, 1943. Signed by 31 members of 151 Squadron plus British heavyweight boxing champion John Charles ("Jack") Peterson, who was an RAF physical training instructor during WW2. I have identified each signature - see attached. Seven of these pilots were killed in action, two in a flying accident, and one on war service. There are 11 DFCs, 1 DSO, and 1 DSC. Alphabetical list of signatures: 1. p. 11. F/O James Joseph BATTLE, RAAF (426250). KIA 23 Jun 1944 (with Alfred Campbell BRIANT, RAAF). Missing on day intruder to Saumur. In day Rangers, F/O Bryant with F/O Battle and F/Lt Lindsay with P/O Brodie, shot up a number of railway targets. From these targets the flak was far from comfortable, and F/O Bryant and F/O Battle were shot down. Nothing was heard of their fate. 2. p. 12. F/O Ronald Gordon ELVIN, DFC (121534). KIA 23 Dec 1944 (with Eric RAYNER) when Mosquito HP930 on a night intruder mission failed to return from a sortie to attack communications in the Cologne / Bonn / Duren / Coblenz area. London Gazette, 29 Dec 1944: ELVIN, Ronald Gordon, F/L (121534, RAFVR) - No. 613 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Elvin has participated in six successful attacks against enemy airfields. Since the invasion of Western Europe, he has also taken part in many missions in support of ground forces and in search of enemy transport after penetrating deep inside enemy territory. During one sortie, two trains were located, one of which was set on fire and the engine of the other blown up. Another time his aircraft was detailed to attack a heavily defended target. His skilful navigation and determination materially contributed to the destruction of a very large number of enemy vehicles. Flight Lieutenant Elvin's fortitude, initiative and courage are worthy of high commendation. 3. p. 13. W/C Geoffrey Horace GOODMAN, DSO, DFC (70799). 1 March 1944. Note added "5 May 1944. Shot 4 enemy planes down in 6 minutes". 4. p. 15. F/L John Lawrence Wemyss ELLACOMBE, DFC CB (43031). 28 Feb 1920-11 May 2014. Battle of Britain pilot. . 5.p. 15. P/O Richard PEEL. 22 Nov 1906-28 Mar 1987. 6. p. 15. Captain Jack William BRAY Jr, USAAF. 30 Aug 1915-26 Oct 2002. 7. p. 19. F/L David Sampson ("Tommy") HANDLEY (79901). 23 Sep 1911-Jan 2002. 8. p. 19. F/O Alfred Campbell ("Bill") BRIANT, RAAF. Perfect signature match with his digitised file in the Australian Archives. KIA 23 Jun 1944 (with James Joseph BATTLE). Born 24 May 1923. 9. p. 23. P/O Ronald Stanley FLIGHT, DFC* AFC (159876). 29 Jun 1918-27 Jul 1987. See https://wartimememoriesproject. com/ww2/view. php?uid=225655. Mosquito MM312-T/o for mission to Flushing-Arhemmidjer). Damaged by explosion pres. flak on PR mission and crash-landed B. 48 Amiens. At night, one of our aircraft was badly damaged by the premature explosion of a flash bomb - managed to land safely after a few tense moments. Aircraft a write-off (Mosquito MM312). 22. 9. 1944 DBR. Crew: F/O (159876) Ronald Stanley FLIGHT DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok; P/O (170604) Brian Douglas MACKINS DFC (nav. ) RAFVR - Ok. 10. p. 25. F/O Robert Scott WOOD, MID (138278). 11. p. 29. F/O Mervyn Charles PARTRIDGE, RAAF (Aus 426235). Killed with his pilot Harry TURNER of Melbourne 7/8 Jun 1945 in aircraft accident whilst returning to their base in Cornwall. The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Queensland), Wed 8 Jun 1949: In Memoriam. PARTRIDGE, 426235. Flight-Lieut. Mervin Charles, R. A. A. F. , Member 151 Mosquito Squadron, R. A. F. - Sacred memories of my precious Son. Merv. , who. with his Pilot. Harry Turner, of Melbourne, lost his life in an aircraft accident in Cornwall, whilst returning to his base, at midnight, June 7th-8th 1945. 12. p. 32. F/O Eric RAYNER, DFC (126000). KIA 23 Dec 1944 Flight Lieutenant Rayner has completed numerous operational sorties. He has participated in six successful attacks against enemy airfields. Since the invasion of Western Europe, he has also taken part in many missions in support of ground forces and in search of enemy transport, often deep inside enemy territory. During one sortie he located two trains, one of which he set on fire and blew up the engine of the other. Another time he was detailed to attack a heavily defended target. He displayed most skilful airmanship and determination which resulted in the destruction of a very large number of enemy vehicles. 13. p. 33. P/O Howard Keith KEMP, RNZAF. Note added "Killed on ops". KIA 11 Apr 1944. Fighter pilot killed in action. Warrant-Officer Howard Keith Kemp made headlines after shooting down one of Germany's newest bomber aircraft over England in January 1944 during World War II. 14. p. 35. Probably F/L James STEVENSON, RAAF. 15. p. 37. Lt (A) Trevor John TURNER, RNVR. Died on war service 8 Jun 1945 at Royal Naval Air Station, Southampton. 16. p. 39. Lt (A) John Alexander CRAMP, RNZNVR, DSC. Born 31 May 1922 (Hamilton). Arrived New York on 2 Jan 1945. Mosquito HK177 - T/o at 22:10hrs. Lost power engine on take-off and crash-landed in RAF Colerne. 2. 1. 1944. Crew: Lt. (A) John Alexander CRAMP DSC (pilot) FAA RN - Ok; Lt. (A) D. M. JAFFRAY (nav. ) FAA RN - Ok. The Auckland Star, Wed 17 Feb 1943: TWO D. S. C. AWARDS. N. Z. NAVAL AIRMEN. BRAVERY ON OPERATIONS. (P. A. ) WELLINGTON, this day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, has received advice that the King has approved the following awards to New Zealand naval airmen:- Distinguished Service Cross: Temporary - Acting-Sub-Lieutenant (A) John Alexander Cramp, for bravery and sustained devotion to duty in many air operations from Malta; Temporary-Sub-Lieutenant (A) Alexander Blunt, for bravery and devotion to duty in air operations in the Western Desert. Sub-Lieutenant Cramp left New Zealand as a naval airman (second class) in August 1940, and was promoted to his present rank on July 21, 1941. Sub-Lieutenant Blunt left New Zealand with the same rank on the same date and was promoted to his present rank on July 2, 1941. 17. p. 41. F/O John ("Johnny") FURNISS (123112). Relinquished his RAF commission on 16 Mar 1953. 18. p. 43. F/O William Frederick Elystan THOMAS, DFC* (19. p. 45. P/O Joseph BOLTON 21. p. 49. F/O Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX, DFC (121093). Note added "Believed killed". Mosquito PZ218 Crash-landed on day intruder mission. 22. 7. 1944 Crew: S/Ldr (103504) Reginald Howard HARRISON (pilot) RAFVR - Ok; F/O (121093) Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX (nav. ) RAFVR - Ok. Both injured and survived. Repatriated by American forces two months later. LG, 2 Jun 1944: Flying Officer Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX (121093), 22. p. 51. P/O William Thomas HUTCHINSON. RCAF. Graduate of Univ of British Columbia (Arts '41). 1917-1973. 23. p. 53. F/O Ian Veitch FERGUSON (130298). Died 19 Dec 1965 (Buckinghamshire). 24. p. 57. F/O Harry TURNER, RAAF (Aus 410757). Perfect signature match with his digitised file in the Australian Archives. see http://aviation-safety. net/wikibase/wiki. php?id=144083. Killed with his Navigator Mervyn Charles PARTRIDGE 7/8 Jun 1945 in an aircraft accident whilst returning to their base in Cornwall. 25. p. 59. S/L Charles Alfred COOKE, DFC (43634). Battle of Britain pilot. 7 Jun 1912-28 Jan 1985. 26. p. 60. Lt (A) David Mitchel JAFFRAY, RNVR. 16 Sep 1918-Dec 1975. 27. p. 64. P/O Brian Douglas MACKINS, RAFVR, DFC (170604). 7 Mar 1920-18 Mar 1989. 28. p. 65. F/O John Edward MORRISS, RAFVR (121327). Note added "Missing on D. Day". KIA 6 Jun 1944 (with Joseph BOLTON). 29. p. 71. F/O Alan Charles ALDRIDGE (149129). Relinquished his RAF commission on 1 Feb 1956. 30. p. 77. F/L Ronald James MACCALLUM, Engineer Officer, MBE (46673). 7 Jul 1907-18 Nov 1976. 31. p. 81. HARRISON, JAFF, WINCO, JOHNNY and JACK written above silhouettes. 32. [p. 86]. Sketch. "Best wishes, Jack PETERSEN, Colerne, 7 June 44.This is John Charles PETERSEN OBE TD (2 Sep 1911-22 Nov 1990), a Welsh boxer who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions.
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