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Old 17th July 2016, 19:38
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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
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