607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Can anyone tell me the initials or christian name of WO Dutraky and Plt Off MacDonald who were with 607 in the UK early 1942? Former's name might be incorrectly spelled

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Peter MacDonald (RAAF 404687).

/John Engelsted

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Thanks John. Going back into 1941 in the ORB shows P MacDonald (Aus); killed 11 Mar 43

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Chris

In case you hadn't seen it, if you search Google for mcdonald 404687 raaf there is a link to a pdf file from Toowoomba Grammar School (tgsoba.twgs.qld.edu.au) with a detailed biography of him.

Regards

Simon

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Thanks Simon; just the mystery (Czech?) Warrant Officer to solve

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

I have gone through the (poor) 607 Sqn ORB for last month of 1941 and first 3 of 1942. The last query is mentioned twice as Dutuaky and Dutraky so no further forward!

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Seems definitely not a Czech as I can find no such name on either of the two sites that I know list Czech aircrew. Namely Free Czechoslovak Air Force: https://fcafa.com/2010/05/19/d-2/

and Czech RAF Crew:
https://www-rafaci-cz.translate.goog..._x_tr_sch=http

Regards,
Tom

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Thanks Tom. I have checked after they went to the Far East and no mention of him in the F540. Irritatingly, for the first 3 months of 1942, there is no Record of Events just a Summary which appears very hit and miss!

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

There is no such name, so it must have been badly misspelled.
No Czech nor Polish seems to match.
The closest French is René-Marcel DUTREY-LASSUS but AFAIK he only flew bombers. I do not have a list of Belgians or Dutch to check.

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Thanks Franek. All we can say is it starts with Dut.......

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Is it types or hand-written?
If the latter, maybe screenshot it so others can take a stab?

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Typed hence 2 entries clearly different spelling

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Think W/O Maurice Marcel Pierre Louis Halna du Fretay, FFAF.

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Imagine asking some poor adjutant to write up a non-British name like that.

Anyway, I think "Dutraky" is 30875 W/O Halna du Fretay who arrived on No. 607 Squadron with 26042 W/O Boyer, MR on 18 November 1941. AIR-27-2093-45 refers.

Pic of Boyer and du Fretay https://francelibre.net/maurice-halna-du-fretay/

Regards,

Dave

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Thanks Franek and Dave. Dreadfully compiled F540 even misses to loss of a third Hurricane on 12 Feb 42

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Dave
I think poor sod just typed handwritten notes and could not make out proper spelling.

Re: 607 Sqn Pilots 1942
 

Even some of the British names are wrong...........