50 Squadron/Raid of Duisburg 12/13 May 1943

[Pyrian2]

Hi DeeBoneham

Still very new to all this. What does pm mean and what is HCU/OTUs?

Thanks

[Certacito]

Hi DeeBoneham

Still very new to all this. What does pm mean and what is HCU/OTUs?

Thanks

PM Personal Message. HCU - Heavy Conversion Unit. OTU's - Operational Training Unit I think?

If you find a posting from Kyt and click on his name you will see a line that says send this person a personal message.  Click on that and send your message.

[DeeBoneham]

Thanks for answering that Certacito as I dont get on here as often as I would like and your answers were just right.  I havent got the Chorley books yet but that is my next thing to get the whole set (theres nine in the set! which is not going to be cheap.
Welcome to a very absorbing and additive subject!
Dee

[jan ten have]

His body was recovered by a Dutch fisherman on 27 May 1943 and taken to the harbour of a fishing village named Elburg. Wrote an article about it in 1995. Jan

[Pyrian2]

Hi Jan,
Thanks for that info - where could I find a copy of your article?

[jan ten have]

Look at my first message and dial the number. There is no other way to put you in the know.

[Kiltaglassan]

Hou had better phone me first.

Be advised that personal phone numbers are not allowed on RootsChat posts.

[jan ten have]

This was published in a magazine and not online.

[Hornchurch]

I don't get on here as often as I would like...


I haven't got the Chorley books yet but that is my next thing to get the whole set

 ( there's nine in the set! which is not going to be cheap )

Dee

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Hi Dee,

I've just stumbled upon your post - very late in the day, as it were, so to speak.

You mentioned the 'Chorely' books (series) & that "They're NOT going to be cheap"

Well, majoritively speaking, if ya use quite some patience, they should be

I acquired the full set at laughably cheap prices, although it takes patience & took me 2 years

Well worth it, in my opinion, for, generally as a rule, I never gave more than a tenner per copy

I must say, many were as low as £2.99 each, post free, including the rare '1943' copy


The '1943' copy WILL be the hardest to get hold of, but it's do-able, not impossible (I bought two)

Next hardest was the '1941' copy - Again, I managed to snag two of them, one cheap, one not

After that, the '1944' copy would be 3rd hardest to obtain, but like them all, they DO crop up.

We have two houses, hence I keep a copy at both, as it's such a crucial reference source.

Three of those 'difficult' copies, I managed to obtain for £4.50 or less, circa 2019-2022

As I've said, it just means having a TON of patience & keen eyesight.

There are several LARGE booksellers on E-Bay who, shall we say, ARE often a tad clumsy

My '1943' (tattier copy) was just £2.99 - a mistake by the large massive bookseller / vendor

When checking, make sure you 'Zoom-In' on the E-Bay listing photograph

Mine was listed as a 1945 copy, but was actually a rare '1943' copy, for just £2.99 to my door

Perseverance is key here - Perseverance & mucho patience = Good luck Dee

N.B = Try hard NOT to go beyond a 'tenner' (£10.00) per copy for the 1941-1944 issues

The 1939-1940 (1st issue) & the 1945 issues are by far THE cheapest & easily available

Try to obtain them from 'World of Books', or 'Awesome / C.Media / Baham' books via E-Bay U.K

'World of Books' is always your best bet, as their listings are VAST & they do make mistakes**


 ** By that, I mean you're more liable to stumble across a 1941/1943 copy 'by mistake', as I did