E-Mails on "G" for George from Visitors to 460 Squadron Home Page

I would be very interested to receive any stories or recollections by former Air Crew of their time with 460 Squadron. I am also interested in borrowing any photographs of 460 Squadron that I can scan, to place them on this Home Page.

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Frank Maher	Frank advised me via a friend Mick Flanagan of two 460 Squadron members living in Bentleigh, Melbourne.
Susan Salvair	Susan's father (name unknown) queried whether Flight Sergeant W. Rose would have received a DFC?
Bob Ward	Bob's father was stationed at RAF Mamby during WW2 and was still residing in England in December 1997. He is curious to know which bomb sight is fitted to "G" for George. He believes it would be either the Mark IV or the SABS.
Bruce McDonald	Bruce McDonald is a collector of aircrew memorabilia for both wars. He has a number of aircrew medals in his collection and is trying to identify 8246 F/O A.J. Jackson RAAF.
Daryl Cowley	Daryl is a self confessed "Lancaster Nut" who works at the AWM's Trelaor Centre. Over the years he has collected many movies and books on Lancasters, but the one thing he can't find is a set of plans for a Lancaster to scan.
Bronwyn Ryan (nee Llewellyn)	Bronwyn Ryan's late father, Albert Edward Llewellyn was a navigator in 460 squadron. He flew one mission in "G" for George when "K" for Kitty was out of service. His pilot was Neil Peters and the bomb aimer was Harry Britton.
Tom Mc Guinness	Tom McGuinness offered information on the "Hammer and Sickle" painted on one of the bomb tallies on "G" for George.
Wim Govaerts	Wim Govaerts in Belgium has sent me a photograph of a cardboard poster commemorating 79 missions for "G" for George. The card was sent home to his parents by Austin Edwards, who was the flight engineer of the crew of F/O Leggett.
John Currie	John Currie, 427806 is an ex member of 460 Squadron. He has done a lot of work analysing the operational records of 460 . Eventually he hopes to have a complete record of the crews on every sortie in a readily accessible data base.
Matthew Ford	Matthew, who lives in Goondiwindi, often visits the Australian War Memorial and pays his tributes to "G" for George and thinks of the Australians that gave their all in those magnificent aircraft. His Great Uncle Patrick Ford flew with no 12 Squadron RAF Wickenby with Lancasters during WW2.
Cheryl Bruce	Cheryl's grandfather, Selwyn Truman (Augustus Selwyn Truman) No. 3160, was an aeronautical engineer and flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge in "G" for George.
Sharon Bruce	Sharon Bruce is also researching the above Selwyn Truman.
Tom Allibone	Tom Allibone's mother, Anne Walder was a WAAF in 460 Squadron. Her nickname was "Blue".
Judy d'Arcy Thompson	Judy's father, Harry Priestley, flew Lancasters with 207 Squadron. Judy has helped me with some wonderful information on Wilfred Starkey an ex air gunner of "G" for George.
Michael Nelmes	Michael works at the Australian War Memorial and he is in the final stages of writing a book on "G for George".
Elva Dimsey	Elva is the brother of F/Sgt Ronald Gooding who flew in "G" for George at least 8 times and was killed in action on 4 April 1943 in a raid over Kiel.
Maurie Isaac	Maurie wondered whether it was Peter Isaacson who flew "G" for George under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Don Dennis	Don is a retired Australian Army aviator. He knows another ex Army aviator, Bernie Forrest, formerly an RAAF apprentice, who helped assemble "G" for George in the museum when it was originaly installed.
John Poulter	John knows Squadron Leader Frank Lawrence, DFC, DFM who lives in Maryborough.
Bernie Forrest	Bernie told me how he helped to erect "G" for George in the Canberra War Memorial in about May 1955.
Andrew Shaw	Andrew's wife's uncle was a Victor Clemence who Andrew believes assisted in the building of "G" for George.
Greg Wright	Greg Wright, from Port Alberni, in British Columbia, Canada, has always had an interest in "G" for George since he was a young boy growing up in Granville,Sydney. His father and grandfather always talked to him about his great uncle Jasper Peters, who flew in Lancasters.
Tony Smith	Tony's ex mother in law, Pat Hope, of West Wallsend, NSW was the daughter of "Bunny" Smith the second pilot on "G" for George during its trip to Australia & the tour around the country. He died or was killed in Lebanon in the mid 50's.
Neil Currie	Neil sent me an article on the restoration of "G" for George
Cameron Allen	Cameron's great uncle, F/Sgt Russell Allen, was an ex pilot of "G" for George.
Andrew & Tim Hebron	Andrew and Tim are the sons of Sergeant George Herbert "Bert" Hebron of 460 Squadron. George prepared the engines on "G" for George prior to its flight to Australia. George also served with 455 Squadron for a bit.
Eunice Williams	Eunice's father, William Edwards, helped to build "G" for George at AVRO in Manchester.
Ian Jenkins	Ian Jenkins is co-author with Michael Nelmes of a new book on "G" for George.
Jeff Death	Jeff works for a tourism magazine called "This Week in Canberra". He is interested in Lancasters such as "G" for George as his uncle Frank Dixon was a pilot in 467 Squadron.
Erica Long	Erica visited the Treloar Centre in Canberra in June 2000 and saw "G" for George in pieces. She sent me a few photos.
DC Agle	DC Agle is an aerospace writer from southern California interested in Lancasters.
Jeff Richmond	Jeff's uncle, Alec St. Smith, was a pilot of "G" for George.