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douwe drijver
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Ian Patrick McHaffie Gordon
« on: Friday 03 July 09 10:33 UTC (UK) »
Leeuwarden / The Netherlands, 3rd July 2009
 
Re: Ian Patrick McHaffie Gordon
 
Dear Madam / Sir,
 
Since the early seventies our research group has taken an interest in the history of the air war over the Northern part of the Netherlands during World War II. In co-operation with the "Friesche Luchtvaart Documentatie 1939-1945" our museum aims to gather as much information as possible about the aircraft-crashes and their aftermath, in order to make a historically correct reconstruction of the events. Over the years, our research brought us in contact with many former airmen, pilot-helpers and other researchers all over the world. In some cases we have been able to clear up the fate of pilots who were reported missing in action. On a few occasions we also succeeded in returning recovered personal items from the flyers to their families.
 
In the evening of 7th September 1941 Wellington R1798 of 115 Squadron Royal Air Force, took off from Marham for a bombing mission to Berlin / Germany. At about 04.45 hours of the 8th the bomber was intercepted by a German nightfighter, flown by Helmut Lent. The aircraft was shot down and crashed near the village of Drachtstercompagnie / The Netherlands. The complete crew was killed. They were buried in this village.
 
At the moment our foundation, "Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation" organizes, in co-operation with the local resistance museum, an exhibition about the air war over the province Friesland / The Netherlands. We also "launched" a website and this was the reason, that we received a question about Mr. Gordon. His parents were Roger Samuel McHaffie and Anne Strother McHaffie Gordon. Their last known address was in of Nairnside, Invernessshire. As we do not know much about the family, we would be very pleased if you could assist us tracing relatives. Any help will be very much appreciated.
 
We thank you in advance for your co-operation and look forward to your reply.
 
Kind regards,
 
D.S. Drijver.
Projectmedewerker Verzetsmuseum Friesland

 
 
Website: www.luchtoorlogfriesland.nl

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Flakdodger
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Re: Ian Patrick McHaffie Gordon
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 08 July 09 23:24 UTC (UK) »
Hello Douwe,
welcome to Rootschat.
Tracing living family of those who lost their lives in WW2 is not easy.
A start would be to contact the local newspaper to ask if they will print your appeal for contact with family. In this case the local newspaper is at http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/
You might like to search http://www.192.com/  where you will find Gordon entries for Inverness.
Good luck with your search.
Dave
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