Personnel Index - Detail
Name
MANSBRIDGE
First Names
Stanley
Rank
Pilot Officer
Service
RAF
Service Number
104346
Crew Position
Observer
Posting In
Posted in 9/41 and out 4/42 then 2/43 to 8/43
P/O Mansbridge completed 45 Hampden operations with the squadron in a variety of crew positions.
Groundcrew with P/O Rawstone (Pilot), P/O Mansbridge (Navigator), P/O Holmes (W/Ag) and P/O Moody (W/Ag). Pilot and Navigator flew their tour together with a large number of different W/Ags. Both these W/Ags were killed later in the war.
These four airmen flew together as a crew on the 28th March and 12th April 1942 so the photograph is likely to be one of those dates.
The aircraft is Hampden AT217 'S' Sugar.
Stanley completed a second tour with 49Sqn between 2/43 and 8/43.
Additional infomation kindly provided by John Hancock.
This airman flew Lancaster ED999 at least once....click for an image and information about this aircraft.