Personnel Index - Detail
Name
PICKING
First Names
Frederick (Friddie) Stanley
Rank
Sgt (later P/O)
Service
RAF
Service Number
1474482
Crew Position
Navigator
Posting In
Posted in 7/44
Flew 30 operations with 49Sqn and was promoted to Pilot Officer
The final operation was 13th January 1945 with the crew members shown below.
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The congratulatory card presented by the groundcrew......click the image to view a larger version (in a new window).
The artist appears to be Sgt T N Simpson (first in the list of names).
The crew of G-George were:
F/O J W Cannon (Pilot)
Sgt C W Lusty (F/E)
P/O F S Picking (Navigator)
F/S O F Williams (W/Op)
F/S D J Myers (A/G)
F/O F Lane (B/A)
P/O E P Bangay (A/G)
Posted out: 1993
The Association thanks Freddie's eldest grandson, Alex Needs for this information.