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andy bird 6th March 2018 13:48

Flight Lieutenant, John Graham WILKINS Nav. Mosquito Intruder Sqdn
 
Flight Lieutenant, John Graham WILKINS was a navigator on a Mosquito Intruder Squadron unfortunately I cannot find which squadron he served on, could anyone help.

He died on the Berlin Airlift 17 November 1948.

Best regards

Andrew

Col Bruggy 6th March 2018 15:54

Re: Flight Lieutenant, John Graham WILKINS Nav. Mosquito Intruder Sqdn
 
Hello,

55636 F/L (Nav.) John Graham WILKINS RAF, did not die on 17 November, 1948. The 30 Sqn Dakota (KP223), he was aboard crashed on that date, but F/L Wilkins died of his injuries on 25 November, 1948, in a hospital at Schoeneberg.

http://veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=R516

and, if you're inclined :

http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19481117=0

More reliable:

https://www.scribd.com/document/1881...akington-Vol-1 see: p.41 of 198.

Col.

andy bird 10th March 2018 01:48

Re: Flight Lieutenant, John Graham WILKINS Nav. Mosquito Intruder Sqdn
 
Col, cheers in contact with his children.
Andy

Chris Goss 10th March 2018 09:19

Re: Flight Lieutenant, John Graham WILKINS Nav. Mosquito Intruder Sqdn
 
Andy-surely his children will no longer be children!!!

andy bird 11th March 2018 22:09

Re: Flight Lieutenant, John Graham WILKINS Nav. Mosquito Intruder Sqdn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Goss (Post 248926)
Andy-surely his children will no longer be children!!!

Senior Citizens then . . . seems his daughter has kept everything.

Best regards Andy


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