RAF BC/M: Ostler Crew, Naldrett
Name/Title
RAF BC/M: Ostler Crew, NaldrettEntry/Object ID
2023.1575Description
Ernest Naldrett, bomb aimer, Ostler Crew, 15 Squadron, Main Force. (2 images)Context
The newspaper clipping, "The Herald", 6 January 1945, which gives Henry Naldrett's obituary records that his brother Ernest had also been in a crash but had survived. Research gives the details as follows: Crew: F/O Robert Victor Ostler Sgt J W O'Keefe F/O A J McCulloch F/S Ernest R Naldrett F/Sgt E R Gibson RAAF Sgt W J Hands Sgt L A Hamilton Crash-landed in Allied-held territory on 4 December 1944 at Juvincourt, Northern France (a large airfield, previously used by the Luftwaffe and once in Allied hands used increasingly for the repatriation of Allied POWs). Digital photograph of Ostler aircraft from World War Photos.Collection
RAF Bomber Command - Main Force, YNAL: Naldrett Brothers Collection (83 & 15 Sqds), YZ/Other ArchivesCategory
QPN: Newspapers, magazines, journals