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At This Time Of Rememberence Has Anyone Any One In Their Family, Or Story They Wish To Share?
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<blockquote data-quote="Red Fred" data-source="post: 9015366" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>Uncle Hubert fought through the First War with a trench mortar battery, but decided to do a "Blackadder" at the end of 1917 and join the RFC. His training took several months but he arrived as a new Observer/Air gunner with 20 Squadron, who were flying Bristol Fighters, on 24th September, 1918. On 5th October, he attended a concert at 205 Squadron (I found the programme in his papers) and on the 6th October he and his pilot, 20 year old 2nd Lt. McHardy, were shot down and crash landed. They were behind German lines but the advancing Army found them after their families had been sent "missing in action" telegrams. Uncle had a leg wound which sent him to hospital in Chartres, and he ended the war back in the military hospital at Tidworth.</p><p>Mc Hardy was uninjured and flew again with a new Observer, 2nd Lt Rodger, but at 11.30am on 10th November, they were surprised by a flight of Fokker DVIIs and shot down less than a day before the Armistice. It is thought they were the last RAF airmen killed in action in the Great War.</p><p>Uncle was called up again in 1939 and helped set up the RAF Bomb Disposal service serving until 1947.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Red Fred, post: 9015366, member: 189"] Uncle Hubert fought through the First War with a trench mortar battery, but decided to do a "Blackadder" at the end of 1917 and join the RFC. His training took several months but he arrived as a new Observer/Air gunner with 20 Squadron, who were flying Bristol Fighters, on 24th September, 1918. On 5th October, he attended a concert at 205 Squadron (I found the programme in his papers) and on the 6th October he and his pilot, 20 year old 2nd Lt. McHardy, were shot down and crash landed. They were behind German lines but the advancing Army found them after their families had been sent "missing in action" telegrams. Uncle had a leg wound which sent him to hospital in Chartres, and he ended the war back in the military hospital at Tidworth. Mc Hardy was uninjured and flew again with a new Observer, 2nd Lt Rodger, but at 11.30am on 10th November, they were surprised by a flight of Fokker DVIIs and shot down less than a day before the Armistice. It is thought they were the last RAF airmen killed in action in the Great War. Uncle was called up again in 1939 and helped set up the RAF Bomb Disposal service serving until 1947. [/QUOTE]
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