466 Squadron Photos 2
The photos on this page are courtesy of Glenn Chapman. Glenn's grandfather F/O Douglas Birrell, served with 466 and was the navigator on his crew lead by F/O Anderson. Douglas Birrell served on Halifax's "Z for Zola", "X - Xenia" and "Y - Yolanda Again". The following photos and information are from Douglas's collection. Glenn has provided me with information pertaining to each photo from his grandfather's collection which are included with each thumbnail. At the bottom of this page is Glenn's email address. If you wish to contact him about information on this crew please do so.
This photo is of Glenn's grandfather, Douglas Birrell, in front of one of the three Halifax's he flew on. This photo is of "Z for Zola" and is in 1944, a few months after he joined the squadron after being a bomb aimer/observor/navigator in Hudson bombers in Australia.
This photo is of the squadron and taken on or shortly after VE day.
This photo is of Douglas Birrell standing outside his barracks at Driffield.
Recently I was contacted by John Walker who got a surprise to see his house in the above picture. John has been kind enough to allow us to display photos of the house as it is today. Enjoy.
I would like to thank Glenn and his grandfather for the photos and hope that they are of interest to our visitors. Thanks to generosity of those such as Glenn and Douglas we are able to share these photos and hopefully rekindle old friendships or memories of time served with 466 Squadron. If you would like to contact Glenn or his grandfather, the email address is:
mailto:glennus@optushome.com.au
Thanks to everyone who visited this page and I hope you enjoyed your visit. If you have any contributions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
mailto:troycosgrove@halifaxbomber.com