November 2009 - Brussels Air Museum Foundation

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2 nd TACTICAL AIR FORCE MEDIUM BOMBERS ASSOCIATION Incorporating 88, 98, 107, 180, 226, 305, 320, & 342 Squadrons 137 & 139 wings, 2 Group RAF Chairman/Liaison Secretary/Archivist Treasurer Registrar Newsletter Editor MBA Executive – United Kingdom Norman Prowse 6 Kenwood Road, Edmonton, London N9 7Jd Telephone: 020 8803 2986 Russell LeGross 15 Holland Park Drive, Hedworth Estate, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear NE32 4LL Telephone: 0191 4569840 E-mail: russ@legross.freeserve.co.uk Amanda Riley 9 Sidney Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 2BQ Telephone: 01234 305907 E-mail: ajrileyuk@hotmail.co.uk John D. McDonald 35 Mansted Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex RM6 4ED Telephone: 020 8590 2524 E-mail: john.mcdonald22@btopenworld.com Peter Jenner 13 Squirrel Close, Sandhurst, Berks GU47 9Dl Telephone: 01252 877031 E-mail: peterjenner01@tiscali.co.uk MBA Executive - Canada Chairman/Newsletter Editor David Poissant 242 Harrowsmith Drive, Mississauga, ON L5R 1R2 Telephone: 905-568-0184 E-mail: david.poissant@sympatico.ca Secretary/Treasurer Western Representative Eastern Representative Secretary Susan MacKenzie 406 Devine Street, Sarnia, ON N7T 1V5 Telephone: 519-332-2765 E-mail: mackensu@sympatico.ca Ken Wright 2714 Keighley Road, Nanaimo, BC V9T 5X8 Telephone: 250-756-3138 E-mail: kenwrightsr@shaw.ca Darrell Bing 75 Baroness Close, Hammond Plains, NS B4B 0B4 Telephone: 902-463-7419 E-mail: dbing@peakgroup.com MBA Executive - Australia Tricia Williams PO Box 16, Ormond, Victoria, Australia 3204 Telephone: 03 9578 5390 E-mail: elegant@aanet.com.au Dispersals is published February ● May ● August ● November
DISPERSALS • UK/ /EUROPE Going from knowing to remembering is not easy; may you enjoy remembering. LAST POST March 24 th , 2009. It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce the very sad passing of Vera Nutkins, stalwart of the Shoreham Aircraft Museum Tearoom and widow of Frank Nutkins (180 Squadron). She passed away on Sunday 15th March 2009 after a recent illness. Vera was born in North Shields, Northumberland in 1926 and did her bit for our Country by serving with the Auxiliary Territorial Service during WW11 on the Ack-ack guns as a Range-Finder. After the war she met and married Frank Nutkins, who always reckoned she was responsible for the holes in his RAF aircraft! October 9 th , 2009. Nevin Filby. The subject of Tricia William’s email said it; “no more letters from Nevin.” After a long battle with cancer - and it did not show in his many letters - he passed on. The newsletter will never be quite the same again. He sent us so many interesting items which you no doubt remember. There is one amongst the nose art that was in before we knew. There will be more from what he has already sent. But his letters willl no longer come and strain my eyesight. One thing he often mentioned and hoped for news, was to find a photo of the nose of the Walleroo Warrior in which he flew and of whichh he did not have a picture. I hear thatt only months ago a young Canadian sent him some. Just in time it is gladdening to know. We can look forward to reading that story. Goodbye and thank you for being you. This memorial faces the new, soon to be finished, extension to The Shoreham Aviation Museum. As Frank was a Wop/AG with 180 Squadron the extension will contain an Air Gunner’s corner; the Museum in which both Frank and Vera were very involved, is mainly concerned with the Battle of Britain whichh took place above; as is reflected in many of Geoff’s pictures. 1
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