832 Sqn aircrew
 

G'day,

I'm after the names of the 832 Sqn Albacore crews who took part in the unsuccessful attack on the Tirpitz on 9th March 1942. The strike comprised 12 a/c, seven of 832 Sqn and five of 817, from HMS Victorious.

Lt-Cdr WJ Lucas, 832 CO, led the attack. A/c serials and codes would also be of interest.

Bruce

Re: 832 Sqn aircrew
 

Bruce;

Virtually all of HMS Victorious's Air Groups record were destroyed when the ship was bombed in August 1942, by the blast and the subsequent fire. This included, specifically, all the aircrew logbooks and Squadron ORBs. Unfortunately the RN never adopted a policy for off loading such records :(

Mark

Re: 832 Sqn aircrew
 

That's not what I wanted to hear!! At least now I know.

Thanks Mark.

Re: 832 Sqn aircrew
 

Bruce

Try National Archives:

ADM 207/28
832 Squadron diary
1941 Apr. - 1942 Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/C2226155

IWM has pic with aircrew taken in the January of 42:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205141201

Those listed:

Sub Lieuts J A Barnes, P O'Shea, W H G Browne, D J Shepherd, L Brown, A J Hugill, G Child, R J Brown; Lieut R C G De Longdeuil, RN; Lieut J H Stennings, RN; Lieut Cdr A J P Plugge, CO of the Squadron, RN; Lieut D W George, RAN; Sub Lieuts G J Conolley, R B Kingdon, C Friend, D B Shaw, G Evans, J D Lanoles, J F Fax, D Johnson; and Mr Knowler, Fairey's Representative.

IWM: Private Papers of Lieutenant C Friend RN - one of the crew who took part.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...ect/1030000164

IWM pic of Fairey Albacores on deck. If enlarged code 4M visible in foreground and 4R in background caption states they are either 832 or 817.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205185624

Regards

Andy Bird

Re: 832 Sqn aircrew
 

I remembered that I'd previously found the 832 Sqn Diary at UK Archives after logging off yesterday . So obviously not all the records were lost in August 1942.

Think I'll wait until the diary has been digitised, as it isn't urgent. Thank you for the links Andy.

Re: 832 Sqn aircrew
 

List of aircraft and aircrew from ADM 199/167 at the National Archive:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psjggz20u5.jpg

Bengt

Re: 832 Sqn aircrew
 

Many thanks Bengt!