No. 77 Squadron – Warrant Officer James H. Mitchell (419051)

WARRANT OFFICER JAMES  H  MITCHELL   419051 FLIGHT SERGEANT JAMES MITCHELL   In the last week of January 1944, after five tedious days on a troop train from Spencer Street Station to Townsville, I finally arrived at Garbut Airfield. Colin Cox and I travelled together with a thousand others, and although the conditions were cramped … More No. 77 Squadron – Warrant Officer James H. Mitchell (419051)

No. 77 Squadron Notes and Stories by Kenneth F. Wilkinson

  KENNETH  F.  WILKINSON 431527   No. 77  SQUADRON  NOTES by Ken Wilkinson Five raw N.C.O. Pilots joined the squadron at Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea in September 1944 where the squadron had moved to from Manus Island. We were introduced to other pilots, including Peter Hooks, who lived 200 metres from me, was  in same … More No. 77 Squadron Notes and Stories by Kenneth F. Wilkinson