Among the many, many things sent to us by Joyce Kiddel were three letters sent to her husband Ken by a lady named Marion McCord Mooring.
I am hoping to talk to Tom about this lady some time soon, but in one of her very long letters she adds a photo of her husband's crew. The strange thing is that there are not seven people in the photo, there are nine!
We seem to have a few too many air gunners, so who is who I am not quite sure. I'll list the names and say that according to Marion the photo was taken on the 6th October 1944 and the duties they did are as it appears on the back of the photo.
F/T Edwin (Ted) Mooring - Pilot
P/O Dunnill - Nav - DFC
F/S Davey - WOp
F/O Hickson - F/E - DFC
F/S Anderson - R/G - DFM - Believe this could be A.F. Anderson, Gaz 21st May 1945 (Chris Goss book pg 210)
P/O Dunsford - A/B - DFC - Believe this could be P.R. Dunsford, Gaz 13th Feb 1945 (Chris Goss book pg 209)
P/O Lynwood - A/B - DFC - Believe this could be C. J. Lynwood, Gaz 19th Jan 1945 (Chris Goss book pg 209)
F/S Parsons - MU/G
Sgt Johnson - M/under G. (I know, there is no such thing as a mid under gunner, at least not in a Halifax)
Be grateful for any ORB's of this crew
Thanks
Chris