MHAS Guest Book Archive - 2010
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Date: 02nd March 2010
Name: Anton
Email: antondeman (at) hccnet (dot) nl
Connection: Grave of F/O G.W. Slee at the cementery of "s-Gravendeel
MH job: 69 years old
Located now:'s-Gravendeel The Netherlands
Message: The stone of the graveyard of F/O G. W. Slee how died 12 may 1940 in my village 's-Gravendeel will be again painted so the young people of my village can read on the 4th of may this Year that F/O G.W. Sle that time 27 years old that day comming with his plane from Martlesham Heath airfield give his life on the beginning of WW2. On the 4th of may we the dutch people will remember in my village F/O G.W. Slee for his great offer 70 years ago.
Date: 8th February 2010
Name: Harry Taylor
Email: htaylor1050(at)aol.com
Connection: Visiting big brother when perhaps I should not have??
MH job:
Located now:
Message: I used to cycle to the airfield in the 50s to catch up with my elder brother- heh- heh- in the RAF police. He had a huge black alsation and we would walk round the perimeters on his patrol in the pitch dark. The dog pens and billett were over at the back. When walking into the billett it was shoes off and step and slide on felt pads to keep the floor shiny. At the time there were bombers undergoing tests with a selection of different engines. Not to certain but I think lancs or Lincolns had some type of jet fitted. I could be mistaken on that. I used to climb up into them and shoot down hundreds of german aircraft. Also spitfire and hurricanes together with other fighters were often parked up. I spent a lot of time in the gate / guard house with all the duty police servicemen. Right load of rogues.
Happy days, then I had to grow up.
A request. Wartime, 1940-1944/5 a ground based RAF serviceman was at Martlesham. trade not known. The name was ???? Wain, married a local girl, had two daughters. Divorce then happened. Any way there may be sombody who might recall this name.
