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Your guestbook allows you to receive comments from your visitors. By default it is moderated, which means that no-one's comments are published until you check them first. 7 Squadron book image Hi Tom I bought your book on 7 Squadron for my mum. She is thrilled with it! She and my dad John Gilbet Miles were in 7 Squadron throughout the war. She spotted a photo of John on page 162 of your book. I was wondering if you had a scan of same that you could send me so I could get it blown up and image enhanced for her? Many thanks Barry Posted by Barry on 16 October 2017 Hello Barry, I can send you a jpg image of the photo. It is not very good quality I am afraid.Please let me have you email address so I may send it. Posted by Tom Docherty on 16 October 2017 C2A's Tom, In July 1966 I received orders to Pax River where we pulling BIS inspection on the C2A's. I was in the Navy and was an ADR1 at that time. The brass said we would deliver the X'mas mail in country by Dec. '66. We rode the Big "E" out of Alamedia with three planes. 152786,152787 and 152788. We arrived in the P.I on Dec. 6th, I think. The next day were delivering the mail. I stayed with them til May 1970. Of course, I know many stories about C2A's. Posted by Fred Fuentes on 07 November 2014 Hello Fred, many thanks for responding to my request for help.Can you clarify a couple of things for me. I am not familiar with USN acronyms!What is BIS and ADR1? I assume P.I. is the Philippines? Where are you referring to by 'in country' - Vietnam? I would like to hear your C-2A stories please. Here is my list of questions you may be able to answer: I am hoping to get responses from C-2A/C-2A(R) pilots and loadmasters and ground crews about: The flying characteristics of the C-2. Was it an easy aircraft to fly? What were the dangers of flying the type - could you get into trouble easily on the edge of its flight envelope? Was the cockpit ergonomically easy to work in or was it a bit like being a one-armed paper hanger? What was its strongest virtue? What was its greatest vice? I would also appreciate stories of combat operations, exercises, close calls in training and/or poor weather. Also any photos, particularly air-to-air shots you may have. Tales of high pressure operations during various conflicts involving the C-2 units. As well as anything liked or disliked about the Greyhound. From ground crew I would like to know about the ease or difficulty of maintaining the aircraft. What was the worst job to complete? What became unserviceable most often keeping the aircraft on the ground? Tales of high pressure operations for the ground crew during various conflicts and operations. Yours aye Tom Posted by Tom Docherty on 07 November 2014 C-2 Greyhound I saw a recent post in The Hook magazine regarding your interest in the C-2 Greyhound. I am a retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer (AMSC) and spent nearly 10 years maintaining and flying the aircraft in the 80s and 90s. I have nearly 2000 flight hours as a Loadmaster and In-Flight Plane Captain coupled with maintaining the aircraft when not performing flight crew duties. I would be willing to provide any information and photos regarding the aircraft from my operational experiences with the C-2. Posted by Bruce C. Thompson on 01 August 2014 Hi Bruce, many thanks for contacting me. I would be grateful for anything you wish to tell me about you experiences with the C-2A especially about any operational missions you flew, near misses, hair flights etc. Yours sincerely Tom Docherty Posted by Tom Docherty on 12 August 2014 Hi again Bruce, Just a quick note to ask you to look at the post above I made to Fred. it has the questions I would like answered. Yours aye Tom Posted by Tom Docherty on 07 November 2014 Cara Magazine Hello Tom, I am contacting you from Cara Magazine (The Aer Lingus inflight magazine). We are looking for an aviation journalist to conduct and interview for us. Would you be able to email me your personal email address so that I can pass it on to the editor Fran Power. Kindest regards, Cassie Delaney Posted by Cassie Delaney on 13 September 2011 Hi Cassie, you can get me at tgccdochertyAT tiscali.co.uk (replace AT with @) Yours Tom Posted by Tom Docherty on 18 September 2011 |    |
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Sgt. Reginald Woollard, service number 1381873. The information in your book is pretty close to what the fellow already knew. He may have found it in your publication or online.
Short Stirling I, serial W7539, coded MG-K, 7 Squadron. Took off 28 June 1942 from Oakington for St. Nazaire, apparently bombed on Gee, then crashed or shot down in the Bay of Biscay.