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Harold Kirby | Warrant Officer Harold Kirby Called up in 1942 he attended a flight mechanics course at RAF Halton and then qualified as a flight engineer in 1943, joining 467 Squadron at Waddington on Lancasters. In August 1944 his aircraft was forced to crash land after an operation when a 1000lb bomb from another Lancaster ripped through their port wing and destroyed their undercarriage over France. In September 1944 he joined 97 Squadron at Coningsby on Lancasters as part of the Pathfinders and remained with this unit until the end of the war. He left the RAF in 1946. |
Items Signed by Warrant Officer Harold Kirby |
| Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (B) SOLD OUT | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Moonlit Lancaster by Gerald Coulson. (C) Price : £75.00 | ...... | |
The Bomber Boys by James Dietz. (C) SOLD OUT | On the night of 16 / 17 May 1943, in one of the most daring low-level missions of the war, the men of newly-formed 617 Squadron, under the command of Guy Gibson, attacked the great dams of the Ruhr. The story of their audacious raid gained the squad...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Warrant Officer Harold Kirby |
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