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Those known to have served with No. 40 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Addison Percy. Sgt.
- Asher Joseph Maurice.
- Barnett John. (d.22nd August 1944)
- Bartlett DFM Distinguished Flying Medal Henry. Flt.Sgt.
- Beardwood George. Sgt. (d.10th May 1940)
- Bell Angus Douglas. F/O. (d.7th December 1942)
- Bird Samuel Edward.
- Bird Samuel. (d.30th June 1941)
- Burns Angus John. Sgt. (d.2nd September 1940)
- Butler Harry Albert Clarence. P/O
- Hall Donald McNeill. Flt.Sgt. (d.11th June 1943)
- Harvey John Henry.
- Hodges Wilson Aubrey. (d.24th Oct 1941)
- Hughes Francis Rodney. Flt.Sgt. (d.2nd/3rd June 1944)
- Kennard Leslie John. Flt.Sgt (d.15/16 May 1941)
- Mulligan Eugene Michael. Flt/Sgt. (d.11th May 1941)
- Osman William John Franklin. Flt.Sgt.
- Parker Arthur William Henry. LAC.
- Peacock Roger. Sgt. (d. )
- Power Stanley Eric. Flt.Sgt.
- Quick Alfred Stanley. WO.
- Saunders DSO, DFC and Bar. Ernest John. Sqd. Ldr.
- Shaw Jim. WO.
- Staple DFC Owen David. Wing Commander
- Stewart Robert. FO
- Stone Jack. F/Lt.
- Stone Jack. F/Lt.
- Strutt Ronald Charles. Sgt.
- Stubbs Derek Howard. Sgt.
- Wellman Cecil Frank. F/O. (d.4th Feb 1945)
The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Want to know more about No. 40 Squadron Royal Air Force? There are:2085 items tagged No. 40 Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library
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Wing Commander Owen David Staple DFC 107 Squadron 14 Squadron 75 squadron 41 Squadron 40 Squadron Owen David Staple was from Dec-1942 with 36(Mosquito) Operational Training Unit in Canada as a pilot; from February 1944 with 60 OTU in the United Kingdom; from June 1944 with 107 Squadron (Mosquito); from April 1948 14 Squadron in Japan; from November 1954 75 Squadron; from September 1959 with 41 Squadron in Malaya.
Decorations,Medals,Awards:
DFC-1945, AFC-1960, 1939/45 STAR, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal
1939/45 War Medal, New Zealand War Service Medal, General Service Medal (Malaya).
Wing Commander Owen David Staple past away in 1974 at the age of 49.
I am looking for more information on him as he died when I was 3 months old. The information is going towards the family tree so we do not forget the memories of the brave men and women of war.
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F/O. Angus Douglas Bell 40 Squadron (d.7th December 1942) Angus Bell served with 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
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Sgt. Derek Howard "Stubby" Stubbs 73 Squadron Derek Stubbs served as a rear gunner in 73 Squadron and 40 Squadron.
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Flt.Sgt. Stanley Eric Power 40 Squadron My father Stan Power, was a flight sergeant during the war and in the last year he became a rear gunner in the Wellington bombers dropping supplies over Yugoslavia.
On his 19th sortie he was injured by shrapnel in his ankle and hospitalised.
His plane was WMF737 and his pilot was F/O Smart.
He lived a full and healthy life and died of old age in South Wales aged 87.
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WO. Alfred Stanley Quick 40 Squadron Alfred Quick served with 40 Squadron. I have little information of my father's war history, I know that he was shot down over the desert March 1943 he was in a Wellington Bomber HZ146B and he was one of two crew members who survived.
He said he was carrying the squadron's pay and buried it in the sand. They saw what they thought was a friendly Arab and found it was Germans in dessert gear.
I know that his POW no was 1090 and he was at Camp 357. His experience was so bad he would not speak about it after the war. He had a log book in his possession which I had never been given the opportunity to read. He also had a grey covered book of sketches of the camp. He once said Richard Attenborough, brother of David Attenborough, was in the camp.
When my mother died, he remarried and after his death his widow would not allow me to have either his medals or the logbook. My only info comes from a book by David Gunby 'Sweeping the Skies'.
If anyone has any further info I would appreciate it.
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FO Robert "Jock" Stewart 40 Squadron Our father, Robert Stewart, flew with 40th Bomber Squadron, Middle East Command between 1942 and 1945. He was a bomb aimer on Wellington bombers operating predominantly out of Qastina in Palestine.
His log book shows that on most of his missions the pilot was W/O Beetz (we believe he was Canadian). We believe the last mission of 40th squadron was 13th of March 1945 (this would have been his 27th birthday).
He survived the war and afterwards went back to his job as a police officer in Birmingham. He passed away in 1980.
We tried without success to obtain the 'Bomber Command Clasp' but it was refused on the grounds that he was based in the Middle East and not Great Britain. He left a wife (passed away 2010), two sons and three grandsons.
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Flt.Sgt. Donald McNeill Hall 40 Squadron (d.11th June 1943) On the day that Donald Hall died, he had volunteered to stand in for the rear gunner who was unable to go, as he was injured. His 'plane was shot down over Tunisia.
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Flt/Sgt. Eugene Michael Mulligan 40 Squadron (d.11th May 1941) Eugene Mulligan was a very special young man who gave his life willingly for the greater good.
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F/Lt. Jack Stone 104 Sqdn My father Jack Stone was a navigator and bomb aimer in 40 and 104 Squadrons. I do not know the details but he was shot down, twice I think, and survived.
He was originally a Sargeant and commissioned to Flight Lt. but again have no details.
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F/Lt. Jack Stone 40 Squadron My father, Jack Stone served with 104 and 40 Squadrons.
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