Personnel Index - Detail

Name
KENNEDY
First Names
William Robertson
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Service
RAF
Service Number
138507
Crew Position
Air Gunner
Posting In
Posted in 10/44 and out 9/45

 

Awarded the DFC.





Flew five operations as a mid-upper gunner and two as rear gunner with 49Sqn.

Image courtesy of Bill Kennedy (son)

Image courtesy of Bill Kennedy (son)

William Kennedy at various times during his career.
 

 

A page from the very varied logbook of F/L Kennedy.
 


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You can cross reference the logbook (Page 52) with Leslie Hay's "An Airman's Tale" (page 92) where my father was his rear gunner.

Our family all remember the story he used to tell about "flying on fumes".
 

"Posted out" 1998.