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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 30 June 11 21:40 BST (UK) »
Sincere TX Flattybasher9 / Malky.  :)
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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 02 July 11 20:55 BST (UK) »
The raid was on the 31st December 1944.
The aircraft in question was the DZ633 as per your PM.
The aircraft had an interesting history.
The aircraft B MK 1V (Modified) DZ633 had been in operations with the 692 squadron. It was then transferred to 627 squadron, No 5 Group.
It arrived at Woodhall Spa 12th August 1944. 19 days later it was hit by flak over Rollencourt and sustained considerable damage. The crew managed to get it back to Woodhall Spa. It was repaired, and again hit by flak over Boulongue on the 17th September on a photo reccie mission. It managed to get back on one engine to Woodhall Spa. The Oslo (Gestapo HQ)raid took place on the 31st December. It was hit by cannon shell over the target. "Johnno" S Gaunt DFC and Flight Lt Peter Mallender DFC were flying it. They managed to get it back to "Longside" (RAF Peterhead) by performing a ground loop landing. It was repaired again and went back to service on the 12 February '45. It was struck off operations on the 30 May 1945.

Peter was administering first aid to Johnno's thigh injuries (hit by shell shrapnel) during the flight back from Oslo to Longside.

Hope that helps clarify things.

With thanks to Andy Thomas.

Regards

Malky.

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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 02 July 11 21:26 BST (UK) »
You are brilliant Malky.  :-* :-* :-* Please pass on my thanks to Andy Thomas.  :-* for him too.

Are you into military research? If so, I respectfully have one other question for you. Did Wallace crew the Yvonne Proudbag during or before 1943? I think that wouldhave been when he was with the 466 squadron. I have a picture with he, his pilot, and his crew in front of that plane. The only thing I've been able to figure out is that it went down in late 1943 & there is a book (written in Danish) that provides a history of the plane. Unfortunately, I don't speak Danish.  ;)

You're right about the shrapnel injury. Wallace's letter says he cut off his pant leg, applied a tourniquet, and administered morphine to himself on the way back,  though he didn't leave his responsibilities for navigating.

I've never heard of him being called Johonno. I will have to follow that one up.  ;D


TX again.
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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 02 July 11 22:07 BST (UK) »
You are brilliant Malky.  :-* :-* :-* Please pass on my thanks to Andy Thomas.  :-* for him too.

Are you into military research? If so, I respectfully have one other question for you. Did Wallace crew the Yvonne Proudbag during or before 1943? I think that wouldhave been when he was with the 466 squadron. I have a picture with he, his pilot, and his crew in front of that plane. The only thing I've been able to figure out is that it went down in late 1943 (30th May 1939, 20 miles W SW of Brussels, pilot, Henry Simon Raoul Lloyd) & there is a book (written in Danish) that provides a history of the plane. Unfortunately, I don't speak Danish.  ;) There is a book in Dutch written by Cyrik De Decker and Jean-Lois Roba but it's only about it's last flight.

The crew :- Sgt H.S.R.Lloyd KIA Sgt W.R.Hendon KIA Sgt A.V.Harper KIA Sgt S.C.Luke KIA Sgt W.J.Blundell KIA 'Air Battle of the Ruhr'. All killed.

Squadron 466 crew list includes W. S. Gaunt, 116793.



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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 03 July 11 13:23 BST (UK) »
TX again, Malky. You've been of tremendous assistance to me.
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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #15 on: Monday 04 July 11 22:40 BST (UK) »
TX for that Rowana.  :)
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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 28 August 11 20:25 BST (UK) »
The Hospital Records Database in the National Archives confirms that Kingseat Hospital was requisitioned as a Naval Auxilliary Hospital during WW2.   Archive records are held by the Northern Health Services Archive - see here

http://www.nhsgrampian.org/nhsgrampian/gra_display_info.jsp;jsessionid=C9B5253A7B83411564C0E0F474D22964?pContentID=5420&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&
I am researching Kemp, Emslie, Mitchell in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire; Marshall, Shewan and Adie in Longside/Peterhead, Aberdeenshire; Still, Sim, Duncan and Andrew in Boyndie/Fordyce Banffshire; Niven, Bruce, Ross, Robert in Fetteresso / Durris, Kincardineshire.

I have been researching for over 20 years and have a very extensive tree involving each of those names, proven back to the early 18th century in some cases.

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Re: Crash landing at Peterhead New year's Eve 1944
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 28 August 11 20:30 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much for providing this link Glendaveny.
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MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont