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Old 27th May 2007, 23:55
alex crawford alex crawford is offline
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263 Sqn pilot, Parnall

Hi,

I'm trying to track down a Plt Off Parnall who served with 263 Sqn between April and May 1940.

The ORB gives a F C Parnall (21 April) and a G B Parnall (25 April). On 1 July 1940 Plt Off G B Parnall was posted to 607 Sqn.

I've trawled through the London Gazette and found three Parnall's but none have the initial G B.

I found:
Stuart Boyd Parnall 90844
Denis Geach Parnall 70522
Alan Geach Parnall 70521

Would I be correct to assume that Denis and Alan were brothers? According to the LG Alan went through the war and finished up a Wg Cdr. Denis was last listed on 29 Sept 1940 as a Flt Lt. Stuart was last listed on 24 April 1940 as a Plt Off.

In Aces High Vol 2 by Chris Shores Denis Geach may have served in Norway with 263 Sqn in May. He then went to 249 Sqn and was shot down and killed in September.

I also have it that Stuart went from 607 Sqn to 263 Sqn and back to 607 Sqn.

Any help in trying to solve this puzzle would be appreciated.

Regards,

Alex
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