I am interested in finding anyone who knew my uncle W/O JW Donnelly (WAG) who was a member of the 434 Squadron. He and his crew were shot down on the return leg of a raid over Leipzig on February 19/20 1944. Other members of his crew were: F/O Broadfoot, Bomb Aimer; Sgt. Mac Gregor, Upper Gunner; F/O Murray, Pilot; Sgt A. Pearce,Tail Gunner; F/O Haytor, Navigator; and Sgt. Jim Dove, Engineer. You will find pictures of the entire crew and my uncle in the photo gallery on this site. I would be interested to know what life was like for Uncle Bill during his stay in Croft and what he was like as a person. I never knew him, just have the thoughts of my other aunts and uncles.. would like to know what others thought of him.
Thank you for any help. Trish Cooke (Neice)

Dear Leslie,
My name is Linda Dove,I am the granddaughter of Flight sargent James Dove.I was delighted to see the photo my dad has the same one as well as aphoto of the crew infront of the aircraft.I would be very grateful if we could correspond regarding your Uncle and my Grandfather and relay any information to one another.My Mum and Dad have recently visited the War Cemetry in Berlin and have photos.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Kind regards,
Linda Dove

See "R R Macgregor" response for a good starting point. Good Luck ,Darrin Kingston

sorry, see crew 53.