Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• Foreword
• Squadron & Flight Commanders
• Introduction
• A Short History of 627 Squadron
• Squadron Badge
• A View From the Ground - Leonard E. Blake
• The Hard Way Back to Base - Sgt. P.W. Walker
• Little Ones Versus Big Ones
• I/C "B" Flight - Douglas Gardon, Flight Sergeant
• Keeping the Ground Crew Warm
• Special Affection for the Mosquito - F/O - F/L - Now Group Captain J.R. Goodman, DFC. AFC. AE
• Half Left, Half Right
• Wally of "B" Flight - John B. Walton. NCO Fitter "B" Flight
• Hatch Off and Hitch Hike - Sgt. J. Corrigan. Fitter, "A" Flight
• We Nearly Gave the A.O.C. Apoplexy - F/O - F/L - Now Captain A.J.L. Hickox. DFC
• Impending Happy Event
• "Driving" A Mosquito Doesn't Mean You Can Drive A Car - F/Sgt - P/O J. Marshallsay. DFC
• Cookie Carrier Mosquitoes
• The Devoted Ground Crews Allowed Us To Use Their Aircraft - F/Sgt - P/O N.A. Ranshaw. DFC
• Proof of Visual Marking
• Transition - Slylarks to Quail - Squadron Leader W.M. DeBoos. DFC. RAAF
• In Fond Memory of Two Great Aussies
• Posted Almost to the Doorstep - Leslie Seagrave. NCO Fitter "A" Flight
• Extracts - Station and Group
• Shooting High - With A Camera P/O - F/O B.E.B. Harris. DFC
• Mayday - Only 20 Minutes Fuel Left - F/oO - F/L - Now Squadron Leader F.W. Boyle. DFC. Croix de Guerre avec Palme. RAAF/RAF
• Lost, Stolen or Strayed and Caps Off - Sgt - P/O A. Denholm. MBE
• The Toulouse Raid - Squadron Leader N.W. MacKenzie. DFC and P/O A. Denholm. MBE
• Heavy Gun, St. Martin De Varreville - Group Captain J. R. Goodman. DFC. AFC. AE
• Mosquitoes Can Swim - F/O - F/L R.W. Griffiths. RCAF
• Contrails - P/O A. Denholm. MBE
• The Compass Bashers - Sgt W. H. Hirons. Compass Adjuster
• U Boat Pens - Brest - Squadron Leader N.W. MacKenzie. DFC and P/O A. Denholm. MBE
• A Short Essay on Wing Commander Guy Gibson. VC. DSO. DFC
• Gestapo Headquarters - Oslo & I Remember - W/O - F/O R.W. Boyden. DFC. RCAF
• In At The Deep End & Was It Flak Or Ack Ack - F/L - Squadron Leader P.F. Mallender. DFC
• The Lowdown From Devon Under F/L W. S. Gaunt. DFC
• I See Mossies - We're Here F/L - Squadron Leader W.W. Topper. DFC
• We Were Coming Home - F/O - F/L V.R. Davies. DFC
• Low Flying - High Jinks - F/O - F/L J.E. Whitehead
• Watt I Can Remember & How Could Life Be Any Sweeter - Sgt - P/O - F/O - Later F/L J. Watt
• "Be Careful - Laddie" - S/L - Now Group Captain R.G. Churcher. DSO. MVO. DFC
• Pipped At The Post - W/O - F/O K.R. Oatley
• Disappearing Into Bofors Type Flak F/O - F/L H. Bridges
• The 627 Bombing Trophy
• The Squadron That Left Its Mark - F/O R. Pate
• Canals
• Steer 278 Degrees - F/O F.A. Saunders
• Cavehill "P" Peter To Marker Leader - F/O R.W. Olsen. DFC
• H2S Training and Development Flight
• Only For A Short Stay - Wing Commander B.R.W. Hallows. OBE. DFC
• The Sheer Thrill of Being a Member of an Operational Marking Team - Sgt - F/O W.W. Burke
• The Path Finder Badge
• Awards
• Hitler Heard of My Bombing Practice and Packed it all in - F/O L. J. Stow. DFC
• The Long Way Home - F/O - Now Squadron Leader W. A. Barnett. RNZAF
• The Choice - Lincolns or Mosquitoes - Wing Commander C.W. Scott. AFC. Chevalier de L'Orde de Leopold avec Palme. Croix de Guerre (Belg). RNZAF/RAF
• And in the Morning - F/L V.R. Davies. DFC
• We Came Towards the End - For Japan - F/O D.S. Longmore
• You! - You! - You! - Tiger Force - F/O - F/L R. Davey
• We Dressed Ship On V.J. Day - Squadron Leader H.J. May. DFC
• Finis Opus Coronet - F/L R. Davey
• Airfields
• Squadron Photographs
• Appendix 1 - Operations
• Appendix 2 - Aircrew Personnel
• Appendix 3 - Aircraft
• Appendix 4 - Incidents
• Appendix 5 - Glossary of Terms