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80 years to solve this mystery about the BVAF / Burma Volunteer Air Force . Two officers marked on the Rangoon memorial are now 'accounted for' because - they are already marked on european memorials and we know how they died. Jon Heyworth solved this one rafcommands.com/data/lost-twic…

Another milestone reached - as the number of unaccounted is now down to three digits.. rafcommands.com/cwgc/the-raf-u…

@WW2Talk Which country did this inquiry come from? South Asia?

It appears someone may have taken the occasional use of 'If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.' somewhat literally. For the avoidance of doubt: WW2Talk has no Bailey Bridges for sale or hire. New or old stock. (Sadly.) 😶

@tabbitha78 Thank you. every little bit helps!

@rafcommands This is fantastic. My great uncle flew in WWII, he was shot down over Germany aged 23. I’ve found him and will now add his picture, so that he’s never forgotten.

1% of the Fallen now have faces. Spread the word. All airman lost in WW2 should be identified - lets get those photographs submitted.. rafcommands.com/cwgc/1-of-the-…

@RAFMUSEUM @CWGC @I_W_M @AHB_RAF And you can barely make out the "RED" in this chart!

And we did it - 99%!! 99% of all 122,400 RAF / AF Deaths in WW2 now have a cause of death identified! Thanks to the incredible effort of our forum members, in particular Jon Heyworth!! @RAFMUSEUM @CWGC @I_W_M @AHB_RAF rafcommands.com/database/warde…

The airmen who wanted an "out" from the war rafcommands.com/serials/the-ai… Kick the tyre, light the fire and hope we make it to Eire!

An Odd to the Risalpur Wapiti rafcommands.com/articles/an-od… @vayusena @AHB_RAF @I_W_M @RAFMUSEUM

@TeacupCupcakes Thank you - just saw the message over there. WIll use the photograph on our pages. Meanwhile everything we have is here rafcommands.com/database/warde…

@rafcommands is your Facebook messenger still active? Just sent a message ref: Thomas Kitchener Wright 😊

@conors1974 Plenty of them at forum.rafcommands.com

@rafcommands is anybody skilled at deciphering RAF service records for 1943-51?

Want to contribute a photo? just navigate to any airman page and click the yellow image to bring up the form!

The "Faces of the Fallen" in our CWGC Database just crossed 1000 photos.. another 121400 photos to go! @CWGC @dgcwgc @RoyalAirForce @RAFMUSEUM @AHB_RAF @WW2Talk @ww2finesthour @I_W_M

@WW2Talk Obsessives ..sums it up right!

The usual mention on significant #WW2 days. Anyone inspired to find more on a serving relative. We're a collective of obsessives, specialising in UK & Commonwealth subjects. Free, & always will be. It's often astonishing what the chaps can turn up. ww2talk.com/index.php

@DanielJPhelan_ TY! rafcommands.com/database/seria…

A memorial plaque marks the location where an RAF bomber crashed on this day, in 1943. The AW Whitley, from No. 24 Operational Training Unit, based at RAF Honeybourne, crashed 200 yards from Broadway Tower while on a training flight. The five-man crew were all killed.

So for the first time - the unaccounted airmen (whose cause of death is unknown) in the CWGC Database has dipped below 1500! .. we are just about 250 records away from getting up to 99% completion rafcommands.com/database/warde…

@BongoThePongo The Wapiti entered service around 1929, so any question of them being diverted for civilian use is near zero. Plus this definitely is not a Wapiti, as its much larger.. the answer might be in a civ regn ending with AAA..

@rafcommands I think there were civv surplus Wapitis? It does look quite big, Gypsy Moth? Bearing in mind Hinaldi was also an aircraft boneyard/dump is it something that crashed elsewhere in Iraq I wonder?

So what is this ac , regn and type? Hinaildi, Iraq 1929

@paulmcmillan19 Yep think it's a civilian regn

@rafcommands Could that be part civil ref?