7 Sqn Aircrew

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Re: Sgt M Roach (N).

See: http://airforce.ca/awards.php?search...mem=&type=rcaf

Scroll down to: ROACH, Sergeant Mark. Duff gen about Sgt H Macrae. He survived the bale-out on 28/29 August, 1941.

Robinson, Roach RCAF, Chambers, Donlan and Macrae, also abandoned No.7 Sqn Stirling I N6033 on 14/15 July, 1941, when it ran out of fuel returning from Hannover. See: BCL2/91.

Col.

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Col. I note that Rolfe was shot down 3 Aug 41

[Davenport7]

Originally Posted by Col Bruggy

Hello,

Re: Sgt M Roach (N).

See: http://airforce.ca/awards.php?search...mem=&type=rcaf

Scroll down to: ROACH, Sergeant Mark. Duff gen about Sgt H Macrae. He survived the bale-out on 28/29 August, 1941.

Robinson, Roach RCAF, Chambers, Donlan and Macrae, also abandoned No.7 Sqn Stirling I N6033 on 14/15 July, 1941, when it ran out of fuel returning from Hannover. See: BCL2/91.

Col.

No.7 Sqn Stirling I N6033 on 14/15 July, 1941, when it ran out of fuel returning from Hannover. See: BCL2/91.

The Stirling to ditch in Newton Flotman on the 14/15th July was not N6033 but N6022 MG-D crew was :

Dennis Witt - Pilot
Leslie Bolton - Co Pilot
Keith Deyell - Navigator
Leslie Davenport - Front Gunner (My grandfather)
John Prentice - Engineer / Observer
John Mills - Rear Gunner
Arthur Burrows - Wireless Op.

I have researched this like mad and I am in possession of small fragments from the crash site, I speak to L Bolton on the phone, he lives in scotland, Witt DFM DFC passed away in the early 60s but im in touch with his son, Keith Deyell RCAF, passed away in 2007 but im in touch with his son. John Prentice is alive in New Zealand, Mills and burrows were both KIA later in 1941. My grandfather passed away in 1988.

Regards

Ian