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Hi All Great to see the thread picked up again, just back from holiday. Colin a good place to get information as to where to look for SOE records etc is a yahoo group dedicated to promoting the research and the remembering of the men and women who gave so much in those days. Its ran by Steven...

Hi Jeanette Ops my mistake,yep there are quite a few names that are very similar with SOE agents. I'm coming at the research from the RAF dropping agents side of things with the 148 special duties squadron that was base in North Africa and then Brindisi in Southern Italy. But I am trying to...

Hi Jeanette Steve Andrews here glad to see this thread has been of use, you obviously have your Fathers book he wrote ? Another book that will help you try and sort out the difficult connections between the missions and personel is David Stafford's "Mission Acomplished" which has only just...

Don't worry Micky, these projects take time and I know how short time is with work and family to try and fit in. As and when mate, no worries Steve

Hi Micky yep it was put together by the chap who has a web group on 148 squadron of which I'm a member. His name is Terry and I helped him recently to confirm the destination of his relations Halifax on the night it crashed, long story. I'm the Steve Andrews,the F for Freddy comes from the...

I can't thank you enough Micky these are the first agents/Joe's that I can definately name dropped by my Friends crew, awesome. If you need any info on 148 crews, planes etc always let me now and I will see if I can help at all. Will check site when I have more time as I am working over the...

Cheers for the info, but the date for the TOFFEE they flew to seems to early as it was the start of June, more research I guess never easy ! but by co incedence they flew a mission = July 28th/29th 1944, Operation LOXTON (LUXTON)/IMPERATIVE, 14 containers and 26 packages dropped 26 miles SW...

Also Micky couldn't open the Envolope mission.jpeg Steve

Hi Micky Thanks for the reply, yep there is a web site dedicate to the Hillman family I imagine you have see it at http://www.airmuseum.ca/rcaf/donald.html He crashed on the 24th of June 1944 the detail in the web site is excellent Just found that the crew I am researching went on the...

Hi Micky and all I'm researching 148 SD squadron who dropped many agents into Italy, I have the log book and diary of a friend who flew as a Wireless Operator from Brindisi from Jan to Aug 1944 he mentions various agents dropped by them. Wondered if I sent you the info I have whether you may...