I just recieved an email and purely by mistake I opened it (I normally delete all emails from unknown scources),
I don't know who the writer (Bill Grey) is and can't find any mention of him on the thread. However he obviously has some interest in the mystery so her is the short message from him.
"Hi Dennis,
As one who has been heavily involved over the last two years in giving
details, photos etc to both PhyllisBurns (nee Allison) and Wes Cross of
McGill University, I and others have studied the photograph together
with one or two of the crew photographs and have come to a calculated
guess that the unknown airman is the original navigator of MF 509 - viz
Gaston Carron
There is a photograph of Bill Allison and a sergeant studying a map near
the front of a Wellington, and in spite of the flying helmet, we are
convinced the sergeant is Gaston Carron.
The point is - where is Gaston Carron now, or whatever happened to him ?
I really wonder??
Regards,
--
Bill Grey"
Denn
Hi Denn,
I've been in contact with Bill Grey, he has visited the memorial site a few times and was also one of many who made the hike last May. After I contacted McGills they contacted people who had taken photograhs in the area and Bill was contacted via a friend who kept a website so he has been updated etc on the story since finding the McGills connection. He has been kept up to date of all the findings including updates on this website (sounds confusing!).
Most presume the photograph belongs to Gaston Caron. JJ, I note your comments about finding him, and I too have presumed if he or a family member had come across the thread they can choose not to get in touch which is totally understood. We have hit a brick wall with Gaston Caron and it looks likely that we will never know.
An update:
Recently I was contacted by someone who had come across this thread. He mentioned it to a friend of his who has written a few books, including stories of tracing crew members.
The author is Edward Dolyrsh. He asked for information on this story but only had a week to get the final edit back to the publisher. I forwarded a link of this thread as it holds most of the information found to date and all the effort put in by so many people. I also forwarded the McGills website and the blog which is also in use.
I have no idea if any of the information will appear in the book but it is goes on sale early December, so I'll keep an eye out and let you know.
The author is Edward Dolyerush and the book is called Rocks in the Clouds, here is the Amazon link:
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