Short Stirling Bomber

[smudgersmith]

Chris,

Thank you mate, how sad they have been lost.

All the best

Steve

 

[smudgersmith]

See a post here

Hi chum,

Not sure what I am looking for, sorry ?

Steve

 

[NORTHFIELD]

Hi Steve,
I tried to re post the photos this afternoon. Perhaps they are the wrong size or something, but I could not post them. If you send me your email, I will gladly send them to you. Ann

 

[smudgersmith]

Hi,

Thank you so much for getting back to me. My email address is squadron218ATyahoo.co.uk (replace AT with the usual @)

Kind regards

Steve

 

[NORTHFIELD]

Hi Steve,
I've sent them. Let me know if you have got them.
Cheers Ann

 

[Astoness]

hi steve could you take a look at the advise link below

lyn

https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=45350

 

[cookie273uk]

Could someone enlighten me as to when the Stirling was taken out of service, I was in the RAF June'48 to June'56 aircrew wireless operator on Lancasters, Hastings DC3s etc but never came across a Stirling ? Eric

 

[willey]

cookie273uk Wikipaedia would suggest that No.196 Squadron, R.A.F. flew the last Stirling bomber until March 1946. Hope this gives you some idea. It is worth going onto the site because it gives all the R.A.F Squadron flying Stirlings and their final dates of flying there. Good luck! willey.

 

[cookie273uk]

Thanks Willey, I served on the last Lancaster Squadron, 82(PR) Squadron from '49 to '51, I believe it changed to Canberras in 1953. Will give Wikipaedia a visit. Thanks again. Eric

 

[ChrisM]

Ann's wonderful Stirling pictures have now been restored within the first post of this thread and I attach a copy to this post as well for convenience of viewing.

Chris