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Dec 2^nd, 2004 at 9:59pm

Flt.Lt.Andrew Ex Member

Hi everybody!

I've been doing some research on a relative in the RAAF and found that his unit was called 62 AC Wing. I can find nothing on no such unit....on the internet or the War Memorial site.
Can anybody help?

A.

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Reply #1 - Dec 3^rd, 2004 at 3:22am

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Ayup Andrew .................. they let you out already?????

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Reply #2 - Dec 3^rd, 2004 at 3:53am

Flt.Lt.Andrew Ex Member

sorry?

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Reply #3 - Dec 3^rd, 2004 at 5:09am

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Ayup Andrew .................. they let you out already?????

Different Andrew.

Sorry Andrew. I don't know the answer to your original question.

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Reply #4 - Dec 3^rd, 2004 at 6:57am

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there was a unit in the navy called the 62nd Navy Seabees (WWII). thats all i could find with the info you provided

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Reply #5 - Dec 3^rd, 2004 at 9:47am

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Are you sure this is not No. 62 Squadron RAF? http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/h62.html

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Reply #6 - Dec 3^rd, 2004 at 8:32pm

Flt.Lt.Andrew Ex Member

No, unfortunatly no.
It was an RAAF unit involved with to quote "landing, taking bits off Japanese aircraft then taking off again."

A.

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Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2005 at 12:34am

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I found the answer!
He was involved in what seems to be a cross between Biggles and James Bond.
Apparently, what his unit would do is this.
Fly into Japanese controlled airfields (and by this I mean, the place is sprawling with Japs...excuse the abbreviation) find the aeroplane(s) he had been breifed on, climb into the cockpit and take the production plate.
This was done, so that the Intelligence bodies knew how many Jap aircraft there were (minimum number) and thus, which factories to bomb, (because apparently the plates say, "Made in Japan, Factory X"or whatever)
Apparently he was a good pilot...maybe thats where I get it from Grin

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