Thank you 🙏 this story certainly has been put to bed for me been a good 10years I’m satisfied with everything you have to say about the body in the bog and the police officer’s statement/account and for you to track him down raises hairs better than any telly in past decade
Thank you 🙏🏻 we are still hopeful one day we will get access to a skull photograph for a facial reconstruction, but without the original investigator on board who holds the old police file its a very tricky one 🙏🏻 But one day hopefully 🤞🏽
@@abandonedexploringmike this was our first ‘explore’ of a property 🙏🏻 we are more history, horses or cats 😂 lovely to have company while you are underground 👀
fun video - ps to prevent the whistling wind effect on the phones microphone, try putting a piece of masking tape over, we can still hear you, but the wind against the mic should be decreased largely - try it i learnt some tails of the Polish & Czech Boys from my local museum in Sussex, they were often described harshly as undisciplined which i imagine might be true baring in mind their own experiences of home and Nazi occupation - i think any young man in a position to fly against the Nazis would be an honor for them all whatever the cost - their determination to wipe them out at what ever chance they could was indeed very strong and for many would them the ultimate price, a South African died chasing a Me-109 at rooftop level, finally shooting it down at the cost of himself crashing, a road now bares his name - for ourselves we were simply defending against possible invasion, for the Polish and Czechs this was very personal one pilot whos name is both difficult to pronounce and spell, showed his determination when he flew Hurricanes against the Germans to the point on more than one occasion ran out of fuel, landing in a field north of Brighton, he would be discovered in a pub drinking like it was his last, the Brits thinking he was a German as he spoke no English, would be arrested and placed in a cell, discovered by the RAF when officers asked for one of their best to be returned, i like that, and it chokes me up with pride, these young men doing what they could, doing their duty and not just for us but for all of Europe, that combined force paid off in the end
@@pete.theeggbox i literally cry ALL the time reading their stories… Like after the war when we gave more respect to German POW’s who settled sooner than the men who fought on our side (all should have been welcome). The story of this boy has haunted me for 6 years, im so inexplicably angry at the fact a single photo I know exists can unlock the mystery! And if the recent Guy Martin documentary did anything it proved family need answers before its too late 🙏🏻
@@willmxkid7033 i think any stories of those brave lads fighting for Europe's peace brings a lump to the throat, i think as i have matured over the years i have become more sensitive to these things - the Guy Martin program while it was good and i praise all those involved, i get a little niffed at all the repetitive parts before and after commercial breaks, i'm sure more could be concentrated on the recovery of pieces of the aircraft the way in which the Dutch still to this day appreciate what we did more than others, sadly we in this country do not, especially when it involves the services - sadly the condition of airmen was not always good, and many would be buried without formal identification and left in their crashed aircraft because they might be too deep to recover in those days, Sgt Noble remained in his crashed Hurricane fifteen or so feet below a pavement in Brighton for many years, family believed and put flowers on his grave which contained only rocks, sadly back then that was normal, and i think to be fair and honest should be left alone, times were very different it surprises me that you could not go public with your own findings from National Archive when the information there is for the public, and having information on anything should be available, photos etc, ok so some things are sensitive, photos of dead people etc, but for the sake of passing these from one source to another should be allowed, its been done before, even Time Team have been able to take a skull and reconstruct, i too like to see these people in the flesh in photos to build the connection, it makes things personal
I was stationed at RAF Lindholme in the early 70s -… lindholme Billy was a prank -humorous way to scare people Night flying! It is now very old tired prank which is obviously still working! (from 1972)
Problem is.., he was spotted well before 72’ and my late stepdad’s first posting was lindholme 🙏🏻 he served 70 to 72 and they had all heard the story as well as many sightings and stories before their time 🙏🏻 and the original Lindholme Willie was from Lindholme Hall, it was fly boys who mixed legends with facts ✈️
@@TheFlagsofDawn he was called Nicholas ‘Nick’ Carr, he retired Sgt rank after 28 years but a lot of that was MOD head office in London. His last postings were 202 Squadron RAF Finningley and then onto RAF Boulmer (where he retired) in the 90’s
Squadron operational records will tell you the aircraft, dates of operation, crew on board, targets and which aircraft failed to return or crashed while returning. That would be a good starting point. These records are held in one of two places - the RAF museum at Hendon, or the Publuc Records Office in Kew. I'd start by contacting the archivists in Hendon.
Thank you 🙏🏻 I have done this, but they only kept record of ‘operational sign names’ not craft nicknames, SM was the sign for 305 Squadron so their known planes amongst themselves were ladies names beginning with ‘M’ 🙈 so if we had survivors this would be an instant case to crack, but all that is logged on fight records or Z numbers or other aircraft official serial numbers
Thank you 🙏 this story certainly has been put to bed for me been a good 10years I’m satisfied with everything you have to say about the body in the bog and the police officer’s statement/account and for you to track him down raises hairs better than any telly in past decade
Thank you 🙏🏻 we are still hopeful one day we will get access to a skull photograph for a facial reconstruction, but without the original investigator on board who holds the old police file its a very tricky one 🙏🏻 But one day hopefully 🤞🏽
Just subscribed as I heard you bumped into my buddy the urban don
Lovely bloke! Yes we did 🙏🏻
@@willmxkid7033 he sure is indeed we have had tons of fun days out
@@abandonedexploringmike this was our first ‘explore’ of a property 🙏🏻 we are more history, horses or cats 😂 lovely to have company while you are underground 👀
@@willmxkid7033 nothing wrong with that
A huge hug dear family, I hope you are well, you two are a great blessing to me, you always bring me a lot of joy, that's why I love you very much
Thank you so much David 🙏🏻 this week we have gone back in time to World War II
@@willmxkid7033 Despite having another language: I like to learn a little about everything thanks to you
Thank you
fun video - ps to prevent the whistling wind effect on the phones microphone, try putting a piece of masking tape over, we can still hear you, but the wind against the mic should be decreased largely - try it
i learnt some tails of the Polish & Czech Boys from my local museum in Sussex, they were often described harshly as undisciplined which i imagine might be true baring in mind their own experiences of home and Nazi occupation - i think any young man in a position to fly against the Nazis would be an honor for them all whatever the cost - their determination to wipe them out at what ever chance they could was indeed very strong and for many would them the ultimate price, a South African died chasing a Me-109 at rooftop level, finally shooting it down at the cost of himself crashing, a road now bares his name - for ourselves we were simply defending against possible invasion, for the Polish and Czechs this was very personal
one pilot whos name is both difficult to pronounce and spell, showed his determination when he flew Hurricanes against the Germans to the point on more than one occasion ran out of fuel, landing in a field north of Brighton, he would be discovered in a pub drinking like it was his last, the Brits thinking he was a German as he spoke no English, would be arrested and placed in a cell, discovered by the RAF when officers asked for one of their best to be returned, i like that, and it chokes me up with pride, these young men doing what they could, doing their duty and not just for us but for all of Europe, that combined force paid off in the end
@@pete.theeggbox i literally cry ALL the time reading their stories… Like after the war when we gave more respect to German POW’s who settled sooner than the men who fought on our side (all should have been welcome). The story of this boy has haunted me for 6 years, im so inexplicably angry at the fact a single photo I know exists can unlock the mystery! And if the recent Guy Martin documentary did anything it proved family need answers before its too late 🙏🏻
@@willmxkid7033 i think any stories of those brave lads fighting for Europe's peace brings a lump to the throat, i think as i have matured over the years i have become more sensitive to these things - the Guy Martin program while it was good and i praise all those involved, i get a little niffed at all the repetitive parts before and after commercial breaks, i'm sure more could be concentrated on the recovery of pieces of the aircraft
the way in which the Dutch still to this day appreciate what we did more than others, sadly we in this country do not, especially when it involves the services - sadly the condition of airmen was not always good, and many would be buried without formal identification and left in their crashed aircraft because they might be too deep to recover in those days, Sgt Noble remained in his crashed Hurricane fifteen or so feet below a pavement in Brighton for many years, family believed and put flowers on his grave which contained only rocks, sadly back then that was normal, and i think to be fair and honest should be left alone, times were very different
it surprises me that you could not go public with your own findings from National Archive when the information there is for the public, and having information on anything should be available, photos etc, ok so some things are sensitive, photos of dead people etc, but for the sake of passing these from one source to another should be allowed, its been done before, even Time Team have been able to take a skull and reconstruct, i too like to see these people in the flesh in photos to build the connection, it makes things personal
I was stationed at RAF Lindholme in the early 70s -… lindholme Billy was a prank -humorous way to scare people Night flying! It is now very old tired prank which is obviously still working! (from 1972)
Problem is.., he was spotted well before 72’ and my late stepdad’s first posting was lindholme 🙏🏻 he served 70 to 72 and they had all heard the story as well as many sightings and stories before their time 🙏🏻 and the original Lindholme Willie was from Lindholme Hall, it was fly boys who mixed legends with facts ✈️
@@willmxkid7033 what squadron/Unit was your stepdad -I might know him
@@TheFlagsofDawn he was called Nicholas ‘Nick’ Carr, he retired Sgt rank after 28 years but a lot of that was MOD head office in London. His last postings were 202 Squadron RAF Finningley and then onto RAF Boulmer (where he retired) in the 90’s
The theory about the mascot was what I thought of right away.
I know right 🙏🏻 it all just makes so much sense
Very interesting 😢❤
Aw thank you! It was 6 years in the making and a story I am very passionate about.
Squadron operational records will tell you the aircraft, dates of operation, crew on board, targets and which aircraft failed to return or crashed while returning. That would be a good starting point.
These records are held in one of two places - the RAF museum at Hendon, or the Publuc Records Office in Kew.
I'd start by contacting the archivists in Hendon.
Thank you 🙏🏻 I have done this, but they only kept record of ‘operational sign names’ not craft nicknames, SM was the sign for 305 Squadron so their known planes amongst themselves were ladies names beginning with ‘M’ 🙈 so if we had survivors this would be an instant case to crack, but all that is logged on fight records or Z numbers or other aircraft official serial numbers
The fog at Lindholme is as thick as soup!
Yes it really is! I drive down the A614 everyday to take my son to school and you can barely see the end of your bonnet at times
Obrs around you .hiw lovely
Oh where are they? I would LOVE to see these
Thire around the back on you in the video of you talking sweetie thire around 3 obs around yiu then they disper
@@Cherie-c8m ooooooh ill sit down tonight and have a good look 🙏🏻 thank you
Hi sweetie
Hello, we hope you are well?
Your hair lovely and long am trying to grow mind long but ut taken age because ut curly
aw thank you, I really should have brushed it before recording :o)