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Those known to have served with
No. 151 Squadron Royal Air Force
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Brown Victor. Flying Officer (d.20th April 1943)
- Brown Victor Gordon. F/O. (d.20th April 1943)
- Flight DFC & bar, AFC. Ronald Stanley. F/Lt.
- Gordon John Arthur Gerald. Wing Co. (d.1st June 1942)
- Sparrow David Alistair. F/O. (d.20th April 1943)
- Sparrow David Alistair. F/O. (d.20th April 1943)
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There are:2231 items tagged No. 151 Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library
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F/O. David Alistair Sparrow 151 Squadron (d.20th April 1943)
Flying Office (Pilot) David Sparrow was the Son of Joseph Albert and Janet Marian Sparrow of Gravesend, Kent. He aged 21 he is buried in the Onstwedde General Cemetery, Groningen, Netherlands.S Flynn
F/O. Victor Gordon Brown 151 Squadron (d.20th April 1943)
Flying Officer (Navigator/Wireless Op.) Victor Brown was the son of Reginald and Eleanor Brown and nephew of Mr. J. H. Bailey of Friern Barnet, Middlesex. He was aged 21 and is buried in the Onstwedde General Cemetery in Groningen, Netherlands.S Flynn
Wing Co. John Arthur Gerald "Pete" Gordon 350 Squadron (d.1st June 1942)
Arthur Gordon was my great uncle. He was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, on 3rd March 1912. He joined the RCAF on 2nd July 1935 and transferred to the RAF in June 1936. He was a Pilot Officer by 22nd July 1936; a Flying Officer 22nd January 1937; an Acting Flight Lieutenant 22nd July 1938; a Flight Lieutenant 22nd January 1939; a Squadron Leader on 1st March 1940 and a Wing Commander on 1st December 1941. He was lost with no grave on 1st June 1942.Arthur was in 19th Fighter Squadron from 25th October 1936 until 31st May 1939, including when the unit was the first to receive the Spitfire, in 1938. After that, he bounced around a bit according to what I have for military records. There were two stints at the School of Air Navigation, at Station Leuchars on 27th December 1939, but I'm not sure what unit he was attached to. Then he was at HQ for No 61 Group, and No 7 Op Training Unit, before Joining 151 Squadron as Squadron Leader on 29th July 1940, command 8th August. On 11th August, Arthur damaged a Ju 87. On 14th August, Arthur destroyed an Me 109. On 15th August Arthur was wounded in the head and leg during a dogfight with 109s, but made it home.
On 18th August Arthur was forced to bail out of his Hurricane, which was on fire. that day was the so-called bloodiest day of the Battle of Britain, with the most losses suffered in a single day by both sides. Arthur spent a few weeks in hospital as a result of his burns, and was apparently offered the chance to go home, but he refused. He then bounced around again. I wish I knew which Squadrons - his service records only list the stations: HQ No 50 Group, Station Penhros, No 58 Op Training Unit, HQ Fighter Command on 9th February 1942, Station Kenley, Station Tangmere.
Arthur's last posting was as Wing Commander of Debden Wing as of 7th March 1942, as C/O of No 65 and 350 squadrons. On 1st June 1942, he was leading 350 Squadron on operations over Belgium, escorting bombers, piloting Spitfire BL 936 "White 1". The Squadron was heavily engaged by 20 FW 190s, and Arthur was separated from the Squadron and never returned. A search party was later sent, but he was never found.
Medals: 1939/45 Star, Battle of Britain Clasp, Aircrew Europe Star, War Medal 1939/45. John Arthur Gerald Gordon is remembered at the Runnymede Memorial.
If anyone has any additional information, or ideas as to how to find more details about his military career, especially with which other squadrons he may have flown, I would love to know.
Damon Anderson
Flying Officer Victor Brown 151 Squadron (d.20th April 1943)
FO Victor Brown was gunner and later Radar Operator in 151 NF Squadron. He was shot down and killed along with his pilot David (Dicky) Sparrow on April 20th 1943. The aircraft Mosquito DZ755 crashed close to Smeerling in the Netherlands where the two crew are buried and remembered by the local community every year.Will Atkinson
F/O. David Alistair "Dicky" Sparrow 151 Squadron (d.20th April 1943)
David Sparrow met my mother just before the War and after he gained his wings they became engaged. He was posted to 151 Squadron in 1941, flying Defiants and later Mosquito NF11. His gunner and later Radar Operator was F/O Victor Brown. Late in 1942 David was sent to De Havilland to be the test pilot for the High Altitude Mosquito. Upon returning to the Squadron in 1943 he became involved with the early Night Ranger missions into enemy territory and sadly was shot down and killed along with Victor Brown on April 20th 1943. The aircraft Mosquito DZ755 crashed close to Smeerling in the Netherlands where the two crew are buried and remembered by the local community every year.Will Atkinson
F/Lt. Ronald Stanley Flight DFC & bar, AFC. 151 Sqd.
My father, Ronald Flight, served in the Second World War, starting as a flying instructor in London. He served with his cousins John Baylis and Roy Flight (who later was taken as POW). My father served several tours and did a lot of photographic work. He and my mother, Joan Eve, married during the war. As it was wartime, there was only one wedding dress available in the area they lived and the women shared it.My father's navigator was Brian Douglas Mackins - and they flew together all through the war and both survived. They both received their DFC after their aircraft was shot at over Germany. They managed to keep it in the air long enough to get back to base in UK - my father said that at times they were skimming the tops of hedges and sea waves as they were flying so low.
Judith Flight
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