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Harry Daish - 218 Squadron 1941/42
Harry Daish takes over as a Flight Commander on 236 Squadron in May 1942; does anyone know year / date when he left 218 Squadron ?
I'm presuming that he was tour expired having flown consistently since 17 September 1939 and became an instructor ? Then after a period of time went back onto ops. Thank you for your time and consideration Andy Bird |
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Re: Harry Daish - 218 Squadron 1941/42
Hi Andy,
Did you know that Daish's logbooks are extant. They were sold by Christie's in 1994. Does anyone happen to know the current whereabouts of the logbooks? Cheers Andy Fletcher
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Re: Harry Daish - 218 Squadron 1941/42
Hi Andy and Andy,
This link has the Christie's auction lot summary of Daish’s logbooks including some dates of postings. https://www.christies.com/LotFinder/...3-f6c1954be3fd Harry Christian Daish enlisted in the RAAF prewar and joined the RAF on a short service commission 1936 (RAF.39004). Hope this helps. Regards, Drew |
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Re: Harry Daish - 218 Squadron 1941/42
Hello,
Some brief bio details on Daish, here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247812842 Harry Christian Daish, was born at Burwood, N.S.W., on July 12, 1913. Col. |
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Re: Harry Daish - 218 Squadron 1941/42
Hi Drew,
Thanks for that. I did actually contact Christie's a number of years ago regarding the logbooks. They were very helpful and did try and contact the buyer on my behalf but unfortunately they, the buyer, had moved without a forwarding address. Cheers Andy Fletcher
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Re: Harry Daish - 218 Squadron 1941/42
Hi Andy,
February 1940, sadly I don't have a date. The association records state that he relinquished command of 'ZEKI" on February 16th 1940, on return of 218 Squadrons C/O, Wing Command Duggan, he appears again on February 20th as Duty Flight Lieutenant. He does not appear in the records after this date. Not much I'm afraid. Steve
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No.218(Gold Coast) Squadron Association Historian Last edited by Steve Smith; 5th June 2019 at 18:28. |
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