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Old 1st July 2007, 17:10
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604 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force...

Hi all,

Is anybody here able to name the commanding officer(s) of 604 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force during 1936?

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Old 1st July 2007, 20:43
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Re: 604 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force...

Sqn Ldr C P Gabriel from Apr 35 to Feb 39
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Old 1st July 2007, 22:01
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Thanks Chris, much appreciated!
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Old 2nd July 2007, 01:04
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Actually Chris, whilst we're about it, you wouldn't happen to have a photo of Gabriel would you?
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Old 2nd July 2007, 12:35
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Afraid not
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Old 2nd July 2007, 12:49
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Re: 604 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force...

No problem, you been a great help just naming the chap!

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Old 2nd July 2007, 13:03
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Re: 604 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force...

There is a picture of him (out of uniform) in a 1936 edition of Flight magazine (I'm afraid the article has to be loaded a page at a time):

http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%201816.pdf
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%201817.pdf
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%201822.pdf
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%201823.pdf
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%201824.pdf

The picture is on the second link (the missing pages between links 2 and 3 were adverts)

EDIT: oops, just noticed that there is another picture of him on page 1 too
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Old 2nd July 2007, 13:13
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Re: 604 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force...

Thank you so much for those scans Amrit!

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Gabriel was one of the origianl members of the Sqn, appearing on a photo taken in 1931
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Old 4th July 2007, 18:26
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Re: 604 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force...

Chris, do you have any details on his career after 604? I can't seem to find anything more.
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