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Blackcat |
Posted: Mar 1 2013, 09:44 AM
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Supermarine Spitfire (A58) ![]() Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 47 Member No.: 7,212 Joined: 17-January 13 ![]() |
I stumbled upon this interesting article about 94 year old Bernard Harte, who is quite possibly the last surviving Cairns based Catalina airman:
http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2012/09/2...nt-version.html Cheers, Blackcat |
Warhawk |
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ADF Serials Research Co-ord ![]() Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,989 Member No.: 82 Joined: 9-March 06 ![]() |
That's Lewis Bernard Harte DOB 10/09/1918
RAAF# 23086 The number of this generatio that use their Middle names,......my Dad and his Uncles too! Good to see and pround of them as always Best Gordy |
mark_pilkington |
Posted: Mar 7 2013, 10:58 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) ![]() Group: Members Posts: 60 Member No.: 139 Joined: 11-May 06 ![]() |
Perhaps the last Catalina crew member still living in Cairns?
But certainly "not" the last RAAF Catalina crew member that operated from Cairns? http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/articl...60499_news.html http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=122794 Regards Mark Pilkington |
Blackcat |
Posted: Mar 8 2013, 03:05 PM
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Supermarine Spitfire (A58) ![]() Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 47 Member No.: 7,212 Joined: 17-January 13 ![]() |
Thanks so much for posting that Mark. I wonder how many more are still with us? Does anyone know if the Catalina club of Victoria still exists?
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mark_pilkington |
Posted: Mar 9 2013, 09:54 PM
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Gloster Meteor (A77) ![]() Group: Members Posts: 60 Member No.: 139 Joined: 11-May 06 ![]() |
No the Catalina Club in Victoria disbanded about 2009 or earlier as I recall?, but some of the members are still going strong, although as we are now coming up to 66 years since the end of WW2 and even in 1945 any aircrew would have been at least 18yo, so the youngest survivors will be turning 84 this year, and those who joined up at wars declaration in 1939 are now at least 90, and those who joined up in response to Pearl Harbour in 1941 are now at least 88! I was speaking to Stan Guilfoyle this afternoon, who is in his 90's (as is Geoff Watson above). I think Stan was on the committee and perhaps the Secretary when the club disbanded, I know he was involved in distributing the residue funds of the club when it was wound up. Regards Mark Pilkington |
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Supermarine Spitfire (A58) ![]() Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 47 Member No.: 7,212 Joined: 17-January 13 ![]() |
Mark, I'd like to get in contact with you via email as I'm trying to locate a particular Catalina veteran. Could you please drop me a line at topoftheleague[at]gmail.com ? Regards, Nelson |
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