630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Available now.

https://www.amazon.com/630-Squadron-...omber+squadron

Usual disclaimer,
Ed

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hello Ed,

Thanks for your link for Barry Hope 630 Squadron RAF and on this occasion your photo,s also often on here .
I like to contact the author Barry Hope about a Lancaster MK111 ND657 wich was lost on Berlin -mission 23/25 March 1944 .Are you able to help ? Or anyone else who is involved with Mr Hope .

Thanks and kindly regards Harrie

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hi Harrie,

You're welcome. Unfortunately, I cannot help you with your question.

Best regards,
Ed

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hello Harrie,
You could try contacting the publishers:

Mention The War Limited
32 Croft Street
Pudsey
West Yorkshire
LS28 5HA

Hope this helps,
Bruce

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hello Ed and Bruce,

Thanks for replying ,unfortunately contacting the Publisher is in first place difficult.
No website -No email ,but i can send them a letter for answering my question for it.
In the night of 24/25 March Lancaster ND 657 was s/d by Ofw Rudolf Frank and came down in the moorland by Haren_ems close nearby the Dutch border.There was only one survivor F/sgt Tony Leyva ,he has written all details of this mission and what happend aboard on the time of the crash in a letter ,wich is in my possesion ,also some instrument switches and buttons wich were discoverd when the plane was discoverd by coincedence in mid 90,s during labour the moorland . If this story is in this book i am very please to buy it. The whole story is impressive and gives a vieuw of these brave man onboars this Lancaster . Is the story in the book ???

Kindly regards Harrie

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hello Harrie,
They are on Facebook for everything instead of a website.

Bruce

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hi Harrie

My Great Great Uncle was the Pilot of ND657 on that fateful night. Pilot Officer Clifford Allen. I would love to hear the information you have and any stories.

Regards

Stuart

Hi,
I'm Tony Leyva's grandson.
Have tried a few ways to contact you.
Nick

Posted by: Harrie
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Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

The following may be of interest and helpful.

https://630squadron.wordpress.com/20...ncaster-nd657/

Best,

Ed

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hi Nick
I'm a member of the team running the 630 Squadron website at https://630squadron.wordpress.com/ I'm available on research630@btinternet.com
we'd be delighted to help if we can and we're searching for a photo of Tony Leyva and crew for the website, could you help us please ?
regards Peter

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hi Stuart ,Nicklain , Black6. and Bruce ,

Nice to hear from you all exiting for me, finally after years thx through this forum and it,s members .
Nicklain and Stuart to you thank you so much for subscribing and we can share/exchange information about that unfaithful night . Maybe the best way is send me a PM .

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Hi Stuart and Nicklain,

I have a letter from Tony from the early 90,s ,in this letter he describes the last moments aboard and his prisontime at a local farmer nearby Rutenbrock-Germany. it,s most simular in Kevin Wilson,s book .I have a photocopy on paper of Tony ,propably during training . And i have also a photo on same paper of Pilot Clifford Allen and rest of the crew.

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Stuz55 and Nicklain.
Please contact me about ND657 on king66@kpnmail.nl
Kindly regards Harrie

Re: 630 Squadron RAF (...and in the morning...) (Volume 2)
 

Couple of points Stalag Luft IV - Mentioned - As fr as I can see no one possible name listed was confirmed at Stalag Luft IV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_IV

in Gross Tychow, Pomerania (now Tychowo, Poland).

Opened May 1944 - So it is possible that prisoners were transferred to this by place from other camps

the POW number is by camp - As can be seen lots of people had the same number -

Though likely American - cannot be 100% sure - Possibly Canadaian who moved to US after war or any other nationality - I accept majority of those at Stalag Luft IV were American