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Date Posted: 12/04/15 10:37:36
Author: Carol Di Bucci nee Boyes
Subject: Re: CO of 1325 Flight 1957
In reply to: Sue Newman 's message, "CO of 1325 Flight 1957" on 29/02/08 17:34:24

we have just been on this site.

My dad, William Alan Boyes( known as Al Boyes) was one of these 3 Dakota pilots that flew from RAF Dishforth to Christmas Island. He was the pilot of KN434, we have a photo of the Dakota KN434 and may dad has written (trouble with KN434 in Greenland) we have my dad's flying log books and we note that he flew with F/S Powell and F/O Slater and S/leader Hurst. Does anyone remember them or have any photo's or other information which we would be very interested in.

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[> [> Re: CO of 1325 Flight 1957 -- Sue Newman, 9/08/15 9:32:28

I thought I had replied to this message? Am I getting senile (yes)? I recall looking up Boyes, Powell and Slater in Dad's logbooks - maybe dealt with by email?
Serendipity sometimes brings up references; yesterday I attended a talk on another subject and the speaker mentioned Grapple, merely as an example of how operations were named, saying his father served on it. Turned out he was a Royal Marine, but the speaker told me when the Marines got bored they used to have shark challenges, where they caught one by the tail and flung it into the sea. If it didn't swim away they had to go and get it and repeat the operation!
He also said the Marines brought pets with them - cats and dogs - and were furious when the Americans came and shot them all.

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