Personnel

Easy	Flt.Sgt "Sam" Easy served with 616 at the time they converted to the Meteor. He was one of the few pilots who had a twin rating with the squadron on the introduction of the Meteor. Sam spent a lot of time in an Oxford giving some basic training to the pilots who had only flown single engined aircraft. He received a permanent commission, and eventually retired from the RAF as a Squadron Leader in 1971. He then joined BAC as a project engineer on the Tornado, where he spent the remainder of his working life until retirement in 1984. Sam died in April 2002. His son Mike kindly provided this information. Sam flew on sorties throughout the time 616 were on the continent, involved in attacks on convoys in the Schleswig Holstein area. He also destroyed a V1 on 17th August 1944.
Epps	Flt.Sgt Eddie Epps. No information available other than he was a pilot with 616 when they were on Meteors.
Fifield	F/Lt J.S. Fifield, 19 August 1942 (Dieppe), baled out into the Channel after being shot down by a FW190. Rescued by a minelayer and returned to Newhaven next day. I came across this reference on a page about ejector seats: Recognizing ground impact as a major cause of ejection fatalities, efforts were made to develop more powerful catapults. These efforts were terminated due to the fact that, within the limits imposed by effective catapult stroke and physiological limitation of the man (g loads), it simply was not possible to impart safety a greater ejection velocity to the man before the catapult stroke ended. Recognizing this, the Martin-Baker Company in England developed an ejection seat with a catapult equipped with a series of telescoping tubes, which served to provide a longer catapult stroke. With this device, the escape velocity was increased from 50 feet per second to 80 feet per second. On September 3, 1955, J.S. Fifield, in a test demonstration, ejected out of a Meteor 7 traveling at 140 miles per hour on the runway. He reached an altitude of 80 feet, the main chute was extracted by a series of drogue parachutes, and was fully inflated 35 feet above the ground. That's cutting it pretty close, but it worked.
Forshaw	F/O Forshaw - 5 September 1940, joined 616
Fowler	Sgt. S.J. Fowler - 18 April 1943, had engine trouble in his Spitfire VI during an ASR sortie off Swanage. Crashed into the sea and was rescued by Walrus.
Gaze	S/Ldr Tony Gaze (Aus) - flew with 616 in 1942 as a F/Lt, then again during the jet phase. 28 July 1942, claimed the squadron's first confirmed kill with the Spitfire VI by shooting down a FW190, also claiming one probable and one damaged. 19 August 1942, destroyed a bomber whilst providing cover over Dieppe.
Gibbs *	Flt Lt E.P.P. Gibbs - 9 July 1941, flying P8070, shot down east of Le Touquet during a sweep. Evaded capture and returned via Gibraltar. 'Johhnie' Johnson's book mentions an officer joining 616 who was even better at aerobatics than Bader, without mentioning names. Thanks to the book 'Bader and His Men' I now know it was Gibbs (or 'Gibbo'). He came from 56 Sqn to take over as 'A' Flight commander. The same age as Bader, he was a Regular with instructor's credentials. He had no experience on ops and his flying by the book meant the other pilots didn't rate his chances. A good example of his flying ability is shown by what happened when he was eventually shot down. Having no power from the engine Gibbs was going to bring the plane out of a dive at 200 ft and go for a belly-down landing, when he noticed the Me109 that shot him was still following. Realising the 109 would finish him off as he came out of the dive, Gibbs inverted the Spitfire so it would look out of control, rolling it upright at the last minute and putting down safely. Gibbs was promoted to S/Ldr 29 June 1941, although he stayed with 616.³ When Gibbs first arrived at the squadron they were out on a mission. Rather unusually this very smart and proper Regular officer introduced himself to the groundcrew, and whilst with them the squadron returned. Bader performed his usual stunt of coming in very low "grass cutting" then pulling up to perform two rolls in a vertical climb but not quite managing the third. Gibbs asked if the Spitfire being worked on was ready, and as it was took it up. He too came in "grass cutting", but then put it through three vertical rolls with ease. Subsequent to this Bader put a ban on stunts when returning from missions! ⁴
Gillam *	Denys Edgar Gillam DSO & 2 Bars, DFC & Bar, AFC - Joined 616 from Aldergrove on 27 September 1939, Flt. Lt. when 616 were at Kenley in August '40, having taken command of 'B' flight on 31 October 1939. Went on to lead 312 Sqdn (Czech), then Hurricane bombers of 615 squadron, and then to Typhoons. A quote from G.Capt. Duncan Smith's book "Spitfire into Battle" - "Gillam was an incredible character, full of guts and razor sharp in his reactions. On one occasion he flew over to Hornchurch for a Mess party, staying up with the rest of us till the bitter end, and was off back to Manston at dawn. We rendezvoused with his squadron on a shipping strike immediately after, and by ten o'clock he was in the sea having been shot down by flak. He was picked up none the worse, taken back to Dover, and was leading his squadron again the same afternoon on a similar mission." 2 September 1940, flying X4181, baled out after combat with a Bf110 during a patrol over Tonbridge in Kent. 17 October 1941, now with 615 Sqn, flying Hurricane II, slightly wounded in both feet from AA fire over Zeebrugge. 23 November 1941, flying Z5078 (Hurri IIb) on Ramrod XII, hit by flak and wounded, baled out and rescued from the Channel by High Speed Launch. Denys was credited with 8 kills during the Battle of Britain. He was Wing Leader at Duxford from April to October 1942, the Wing consisting of Typhoons including a squadron led by 'Cocky' Dundas, and was Wing Leader of 146 Wing in November 1943. Although I do not know about Gillam's immediate post-war career, he did end up as the M.D. of a carpet manufacturer in Halifax. Photos show him as a mild-looking bespectacled businessman, a classic example of deceptive appearances.
Glover	F/O Glover - one of the original pilots in 1939. He actually joined on the 24 November 1938 as the Assistant Adjutant.
Gordon	F/Sgt W. Gordon - 5 November 1943, engine failure in his Spitfire VII MB929 during a patrol off Portland, ditched in the sea but never found.
Gosling *	F/Lt Gosling, a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944. Clive Gosling was an ex-test pilot for Supermarine. He flew a captured Me 262 and has some interesting things to say about it. 'Compared to the Meteor III, the 262 was a much better fighter, it had better, lighter controls, more fire power and a very good view. However it was not an aircraft for the inexperienced - it had to be flown. The engines had a very short life and unless a failure in flight was caught immediately, it would go into a spiral dive from which there was no recovery. In both aircraft it was inadvisable to dogfight with conventional fighters. In the Meteor as speed decreased, so did power and acceleration and you were easily outfought. If you played with piston-engined fighters you kept your speed up and dived and zoomed. With a wing loading of about 60lb/sq.ft, the 262 touched down at about 125mph and took some stopping. It also had a longer take-off run. With reliable engines, I would sooner have gone to war in a 262 than a Meteor.' Gosling died in 2001.
Graves	F/Lt Graves, a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944. A few days before 13 July 1944 he ditched in the Channel and was rescued by Walrus. By the 3 August he was on Meteors.
Gray *	S/Ldr Colin Gray D.F.C. and Bar - A New Zealander, took over as squadron commander after 'Billy' was posted to 11 Group on 1 October 1941, joining 616 from 403 Squadron at Debden. Haywood took over towards the end of January 1943. Already had 16 kills when he took the job, ended the war with 27½ kills, New Zealand's top-scoring fighter pilot. In August 1940 alone he got 6 Bf109s and 2 110s. Colin flew with Al Deere in 54 Sqdn during the Battle of Britain, and Al's book '9 Lives' has plenty of detail about Colin's exploits. His fate seems to be closer to Deere's than one might expect, as they died within weeks of each other in 1995. 'Johnnie' Johnson describes him as being very aggressive, and he does not seem to have been well liked after the example set by Burton.
Graydon	Graydon - one of the original pilots in 1939.
Gregg	F/Sgt D.A. Gregg - 15 August 1944, killed in his Meteor whilst trying to land at Great Chart airfield after an abortive attempt to fly to High Halden.
Grimshaw	Grimshaw - one of the original pilots in 1939.
Harrison	Flt/Lt Harrison - 13 June 1944 took part in an attack on a 109 with F/O Rodgers. He collided with the 109, taking its tail off with his wingtip. He was going to bale out when his plane dived suddenly from 1000 ft, killing him in the crash.
Hart	W/O Hart - 13 June 1944, claimed a 109 on the same sortie as Harrison.
Haywood	S/Ldr G.S.K. Haywood - took over as CO in January 1943. Handed over to Le Fevre 4 April 1943.
Hellyer	F/Lt R.O. Hellyer¹ One of the first Service Flight members, formed on 10 June 1939.
Heppell *	Phillip 'Nip' Heppell D.F.C. - from Newcastle. Father had fought in the RFC. Nearly shot down by a Beaufighter during a night patrol in early '41. Died in the late 1980s. Best quote? How about "Four buggers above us". During his time with 616 'Nip' was credited with several damaged enemy a/c and at least one destroyed (see Ops log for 2 July 1941).³ 'Nip' joined 616 from No 7 OTU on 15 October 1940. He had a somewhat inauspicious start, as the ORB entry for 28 October shows: At 1313 P/O Hepple turned his aircraft over on landing as he came down with the wind and consequently over-shot the field. This aircraft accident was investigated by a Court of Inquiry, as P/O HEPPELL was extremely negligent. Note how his named is often written as Heppell in the ORB, but as Hepple in Johnnie Johnson's Wing Leader. Robert Dixon who has been carrying out research with Heppell's son kindly confirmed the correct spelling for me. 26 Jan 1942 he crashed on landing, having taken off without permission. Was transferred to Malta towards the end of 1941, where he flew with 249 squadron alongside characters like Laddie Lucas and acquired a reputation as a joker. Nip was part of the famous reinforcement of Malta that flew in their Spitfires from the U.S. carrier Wasp.
Hogg	Sgt R.V. Hogg - killed, no other details as to how.¹ I have received further information from Robert Dixon (see Heppell) - Ralph Vincent Hogg - all that is known is that he went missing when on patrol with 41 Sqdn December 1940. His body was never found as claimed by at least one source.
Holden *	Ken Holden D.F.C. - from Yorkshire, was in command of A flight in May '41, promoted to Squadron Leader and given command of 610 Squadron on 5 June 1941. I can now confirm these these dates from the Ops log, as there was some confusion previously.³ Ken came back to command 616 when it was reformed after the war. He was the first local auxiliary pilot to join 616, starting his flying training on 16 March 1939 and going solo only 10 days later. 28 May 1940, flying as Red 4 attacked by a 109 over Dunkirk, avoided it and managed a burst on a 109 which was seen spinning out of control and belching black smoke. 1 June 1940 over Dunkirk, fired a long burst into a 109 which rolled and dived into cloud with flames coming from the engine. After this he found another 109 not paying attention, gave it 2 bursts and it caught fire and crashed at sea. Ended this sortie with a forced landing at Rochester due to empty fuel tanks.
Hopewell	Sgt James Hopewell - killed in a flying accident, 1942.¹ On 30 August 1940 he overshot the runway whilst landing at Kenley and wrecked his aircraft.³ He was credited with 5 kills during the Battle of Britain, the first being a Ju88 during the Luftwaffe raid from Norway. On the 18th December 2000, the Lord Mayor of Bradford presented a plaque to Pridethorpe school in Bingley in commemoration of James Hopewell, an ex-pupil of the school.
Iveson *	Sgt T.C. Iveson¹
Jenks	Sgt Jenks - 25 June 1941, flying P8272, shot down by a Bf 109 during a sweep over St.Omer. Buried at Boulogne, age 25. Rob Morton describes him as an older man, mature. He was known for being very close to his wife, always leaving a small bundle of personal effects to be passed to her if he should fail to return.
Jennings	F/Lt Tony Jennings - It was Jennings who destroyed a Fieseler Storch in 1945, whilst flying a Meteor. This was the nearest 616 came to an aerial victory in the Meteor other than the destruction of V1s.
Johnson *	' Johnnie' Johnson D.S.O., D.F.C. - from Barrow upon Soar in Leicestershire, one of the best known pilots of the war, eventually Group Captain, after the war he became Air Vice Marshal. Johnson kept his flying going throughout his service life, including a B26 over enemy lines in Korea and F-86 Sabres with the US Air Force. Joined 616 on 5 September 1940, but shortly after underwent surgery to correct a rugby injury to his shoulder, so didn't become operational until after the Battle of Britain. Scored his first victory with 616 on 26th June 1941 (the day after Brewer and Jenks were lost). Other victories included a 109 on 14 July 1941 and two 109s on 21 September 1941.³ Took command of 610 squadron on the 10th July 1942, then went on to lead the Kenley Wing (Canadian), followed by another Canadian Wing after a major reorganisation. Johnson led something of a charmed life, as his plane was only hit once throughout the war. Of his 38 kills, all bar one were single engined fighters. 'Johnnie' died on the 30th January 2001.
Jones *	Jerry Jones - 'A' flight commander before he was wounded whilst shooting down a Heinkel, and Ken Holden took over the role.
Jones	F/Lt C.A.T. Jones, 5 November 1940, flying X4055, attacked a He111 during a patrol off Spurn Head, wounded in the elbow.¹
Joubert	P/O Joubert - claimed a probable 190 in May 1943.
Keith	F/Lt Keith - part of the Service Flight formed on 10 June 1939.
Kelly	Des Kelly was with 616 when they converted to Meteors. He went back to his native Australia after the war and joined the Directorate of Civil Aviation, returning to the UK for the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Meteor, held at RAF Manston. My thanks to Mike Easy for that information. Des had been flying Spitfires with 616 before the Meteor, and on one strafing sortie in France was hit in his left eye by a flak shell splinter. The shock affected his right eye so he was flying virtually blind. His number two talked him all the way back to base and a safe landing. Although Des recovered in hospital he was unable to fly on operations again. He did transfer to another Meteor unit and was with them in August 1945. This additional info is from Meteor Age.
Kistruck *	F/O Kistruck, a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944.
Large	P/O R.G.Large, 30th July 1942, baled out of Spitfire VI (BS108) and rescued during a Ramrod to St.Omer, when the squadron was engaged by FW190s of JG26. See entry for Lee. 23 August 1942, claimed a FW190. I am glad to say Bob Large is still an active member of the 616 Association.
Leckie	P/O T.F. Leckie - joined 616 on 16 June 1941 from No 53 OTU. Only two days later he overshot the airfield and his Spitfire ended up on its back. This crash resulted in a spine injury, the assessment being he would not be able to fly for several months. The crash was put down to inexperience.
Leckrone *	F/O Phillip Howard `Uncle Sam` Leckrone - an American from Salem, Illinois, who flew with 616 in the Battle of Britain. He joined No 616 Squadron at Kenley on the 2nd of September 1940 and was posted to 71 Squadron at Church Fenton on the 12th of October 1940, to join other American volunteers in the first 'Eagle' squadron. On the 5th of January 1941 Phillip was killed on a formation practice, when he collided with Pilot Officer E.E.Orbison. He was the Squadron's first fatality. He is buried in Kirton-in-Lindsey Burial Ground in Lincolnshire. ¹Text for the above taken from this Battle of Britain site. From the Squadron O.R.B.: P/O LECKRONE, our popular AMERICAN pilot, was posted to newly formed EAGLE SQUADRON at CHURCH FENTON. We were all sorry he had to leave us.
Le Fevre	S/Ldr Le Fevre - joined 616 as CO on 4 April 1943. He was lost to 190s on the 16 April. Towards the end of summer news arrived that he had avoided capture and escaped via Gibraltar in true 616 fashion, paying a visit to the squadron on the 17th August.
Lee *	Sgt. D. Lee, 30 July 1942, crashed and killed on landing Spitfire VI (BR243) following a Ramrod to St.Omer, when the squadron was engaged by FW190s of JG26. The squadron had been moved to Great Sampford on the 29th in order to enable them climb to altitude where their Spitfire VIs would give the best performance. On the 30th they were ordered to stay below 500ft until halfway across the Channel! Just as they started climbing they were bounced by 50+ Me109s resulting in 4 losses.
Leech *	Alan Leech.
Lepel-Cointet *	P/O M. Lepel-Cointet (Free French), 12 April 1942, flying Spitfire Vb AD456, missing after a sweep in the Hazebrouck area (see Strouts).
Lincoln	F/Lt Earl of Lincoln - first CO of 616 when the squadron was formed on 1 Nov 1938.
Lintoot	P/O R.M. Lintoot - joined 616 1 April 1941
Lucas	'Laddie' Lucas - CO of the squadron from 20 April 1943 (end date not found yet). Note that in his memoirs he comments on how 616 was a very English squadron compared to the international nature of his previous unit. This is extremely baffling when the actual make up of the squadron is taken into account. The operational record book becomes very detailed under Lucas in regard to who flew on what mission, but also tends to be rather dry compared to earlier entries.
Lukaszewicz	P/O Marian Lukaszewicz - posted to 616 Sqn on 8 November from 303 (Polish) Sqn. On 21 January 1941 he was reposted to 315 (Polish) Sqn. See Pietraszkiewicz. My thanks to Wojtek Matusiak for sending me additional information.
Mabbett *	Sgt S.W.R. 'George' Mabbett - from Cheltenham. Also known as 'Thug' Mabbett. 27 April 1941 wrote off a Spitfire landing at dusk with the undercarriage up. 21 July 1941, flying Spitfire Vb W3376, failed to return from a sweep following combat with a Bf109 near St. Omer. Buried at Longuenesse Souvenir. Aged 21. Mabbett was 'Johnnie' Johnson's wingman at the time.
Mace	P/O J.R. Mace, 30th July 1942, Spitfire VI (BR597) failed to return from a Ramrod to St.Omer, when the squadron was engaged by FW190s of JG26. See entry for Lee.
MacKenzie	F/O MacKenzie (RCAF) - 27 July 1944, flew the first ever operational flight in a Meteor. 16 August 1944 - shot down a V1.
Malton	P/O Malton - posted from 616 on 14 August 1941 to join 145 Sqn, in exchange for P/O Pilkington.
Marples *	Roy Marples D.F.C. - from Manchester, went on to serve in the Desert. He joined 616 from 610 Sqn on 20 December 1939. Like 'Cocky', Roy was shot down and wounded whilst operating from Kenley. Roy shared in the destruction of the Ju 88 referred to in the 'Buck' Casson detail above. Claimed a 109 on 21 June 1941. It was Roy who first spotted the 109s that ended up in the loss of Bader on 9 August 1941, once again flying in Casson's section. Once lost his propeller tips through flying too close to the sea. Sometime prior to March 1944 Roy had reached the rank of Wing Commander. He was Wing Leader of 145 Wing made up of three French squadrons, 340, 341 and 329. Sadly, Roy was killed in a collision with a pilot from 329 Squadron on 26 April 1944 over Washington, West Sussex. He was 24 years old. In the second picture Marples is the one having a drink. 26 August 1940, flying R6758, forced landing at Adisham after combat with Bf109, wounded in the leg. Another entry in the Ops log for 1 June 1940 reads " Shares his ammunition between 5 HE 111s at close range ", but without result. 22 June 1941, destroyed a 109 during a Circus to Hazebrouck. Promoted to F/Lt on 10 August 1941.³
McCairns *	Sgt James McCairns MM, DFC & 2 Bars, Croix de Guerre - 6 July 1941, flying P8500, shot down and wounded in the leg when making his way home at ground level, and crash landed at Gravelines. Couldn't get the hood open, so was captured by two German soldiers. Escaped twice from POW camps, following his break out from Stalag IXc on January 22 1942 eventually made it back home via Gibraltar. This is what earned him his Military Medal as well as a commission. After his return McCairns flew on Special Operations, for which his DFC and Bars were awarded. He joined 616 in 1939 according to one source, but others say Sep/Oct 1940. As I have not seen McCairns on lists of Battle of Britain pilots the latter date may be the correct one. This is further corroborated by an extract from the ORB following his loss which says "he had been with us since 14th October and had shown himself a very capable and keen pilot.", and the entry for 14 October shows him as joining 616 from No 7 OTU. By 1945 he was back on fighter ops, first with 3 Sqn, and then with 56 Sqn flying Tempests. It was with the latter that he and F/Lt Cox destroyed an Arado 234 over Kaltenkirchen airfield. He returned to 616 after the war when it was reformed in 1946, but was killed in a training accident when the Mosquito he was flying lost hydraulic power. His grave is in Retford cemetary. McCairns was born in Niagra Falls on 21 September 1919 (of English parents), coming to England (Retford in Nottinghamshire) as a schoolboy.
McDevette *	Sgt T.F. McDevette, 24 April 1941, flying P7736 on a Rhubarb, shot down by flak and killed when strafing an airfield, Theville or Maupertus. McFie was leading.
McDowell	W/Cdr McDowell - one of the first Meteor pilots in 616 Sqdn.
McFie *	Colin McFie - leader of 'B' flight. Sometimes written Macfie, pronounced "Macfee". 5 July 1941, flying P8651, shot down in a sweep over France, baled out and captured. Stuart Penketh was able to provide me with this additional information: "Several years ago I was researching, a Spitfire Fund aircraft "St. Helens" a Spitfire IIB P8651. I have not got those records to hand, as presently I am working in Thailand, but when researching the records at the PRO, it gave the details as being ferried to the squadron in July '41 (31st I think) and being shot down on the 7th August, just one week later, with Pilot officer McFie being captured (and being a POW for the rest of the war). Bader's personal log for that day, simply said "went on a 'Rhubarb' nothing much happened". The squadron log stated that Pilot Officer McFie, got into a dogfight with 4 Me 109's and was shot down, he baled out over Casel (Northern France), and was captured." Bob Morton describes McFie (Bob's flight commander) as quite boyish and shy. During dances he would go to the gallery and smile at the girls, rather than rushing in and demanding attention. Despite the name and the tartan scarf he always wore, McFie didn't sound at all Scottish.
McKay	F/O McKay, a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944.
McKee	Sgt L.M. McKee, 14 August 1941, flying Spitfire Vb W3514, baled out SE of Calais, evaded capture and returned to UK via Gibraltar in December 1941.
McKillop *	F/Sgt R. McKillop - 31 August 1943, flying Spitfire VI BS117, killed during combat with JG2 during an ASR sortie off Ile de Batz. See Shale.
McLachlan	F/Lt G.B. McLachlan, 16 April 1943, killed in Spitfire VI BS245 during a Ramrod to Brest.
Miller	Sgt. Phil Miller (RAAF), first flew with 616 on 24th Feb 1942, having joined them from 56 OTU Sutton Bridge on 21 Jan 1942. On 15th April 1942 injured when his Spitfire Vb (BL754) suffered an engine failure during a Circus to Cherbourg. Crashed into the sea off Dungeness and rescued by High Speed Launch. 5 Feb 1943, crash landed when his "flame trap" burnt out. Posted back to Australia 13 April 1943.
Miller	F/O Miller, a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944. Switched to Meteors and destroyed a V1 at the end of August 1944.
Moberley	F/O G.E. Moberley, 26 August 1940, flying N3275, shot down by Bf109 of JG51 (same combat as M Ridley), crashed and killed at Eastchurch. Buried at Caterham.¹ Prior to this he was part of 616s presence over Dunkirk, and on 1 June 1940 shot the tail off a Ju88.³ He came to 616 from 509 Sqn, along with the Earl of Lincoln on 1 November 1938. One of the first Service Flight members, formed on 10 June 1939. 28 May 1940 over Dunkirk, as Green leader fired a 200 yard range shot at a 109, blowing its wing off. 1 June 1940 over Dunkirk, shot the tail off a Ju88 which dived straight into the sea.
Moon *	F/O M.Moon, a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944.
Moore	P/O P.J.Moore (Australian), 3 June 1942, killed in Spitfire Vb (BR191). Shot down off Le Touquet by JG26. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetary.
Morton *	Robert 'Butch' Morton - sergeant pilot, became a POW after failing to return from a sweep on 9 July 1941 in P8386, went on to become a school teacher. Robert sported a Mae West decorated with the motto "Spotto, Squirto, Scrammo". Based on other detail on his Mae West I had assumed Robert was from Hull, where he now lives, but he actually moved there from London at the age of 3. I was delighted to receive a letter from Bob in December 2001, in response to a request for interviews in the 616 Association newsletter, so several gaps are now being filled in! The results of our subsequent conversation are being transcribed, but all the other demands on my time mean this is not yet completed. Details to date are here. He arrived at 616 on 30 October 1940, and in his words "left it, rather unwillingly, near St Omer in July 1941". Rob rejoined the V.R. in 1950 and flew Tiger Moths until May 1953. 26 June 1941, crash landed near Coltishall having mistaken the Northern part of the Thames estuary for the South Coast near the Isle of Wight.³ I didn't know if this was the same person, but in "Not All Glory" there is a comment from a Spitfire pilot Bob Morton. He was in one of the columns of POWs being marched around Germany towards the end of the war. On the 19th April 1945 they were near the village of Gresse when 6 Typhoons attacked the column. 30 POWs were killed outright. Morton says "The attack was certainly aggressive, I lived more fully during those few minutes than I ever have since." Bob has since confirmed this was himself.
Mullenders *	F/O Prule Mullenders (Belgium), a Spitfire VII pilot on 22 July 1944 who later moved onto Meteors. At one point whilst operating from a captured airfield, Prule's Meteor ran out of fuel and he made a wheels down landing in a field. The plane was in good condition and was shortly afterwards flown from the field. 16 August 1944 - shot down a V1 whilst flying a Meteor.
Murray	P/O T.B. Murray¹
Murray *	W.M. 'Huck' Murray - a Canadian with the squadron in 1941. Joined on 12 July 1941 from 403 Squadron, Tern Hill, and left on the 27 February 1942 when 416 Squadron (Canadian) was being formed.³ Apparently shot down over the Irish Sea by a Condor, no further details available.⁴