Peter Lund researching crash of 103 Squadron Lancaster and W/C Hughie Edwards

Date: 5 November 1997
From: Peter Lund (p-lund@post4.tele.dk)
Subject: 460 Sqd losses in Denmark.

For some years I have researched the crash of a 103 Squadron Lancaster. I got in touch with David Fell via the internet. He told me about your homepage. It is very interesting. I have some information about the 7 known 460 losses in Denmark. Are you interested in this I'll be glad to send them to you. Can you help me with some information about W/C Hughie Edwards.

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Group Captain H. EDWARDS, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
"The highest possible standard of gallantry and determination"

Group Captain H. I. Edwards, V.C., D.S.O., O.B.E. D.F.C., 39005 RAF, 139 Squadron R.A.F/; commanded 105 Squadron R.A.F. 1942-43, R.A.F. Binbrook 1943-44, R.A.F. Station Chittagong 1945. Regular air force officer of Fremantle, Western Australia. Born Fremantle on 1 August 1914.

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, air officer commanding-in-chief, Bomber Command, visiting R.A.F. Station Binbrook, in September 1943. He is followed by Air Vice-Marshal E. A. B. Rice, commander of No. 1 Group and the commander of Binbrook, Group Captain H. I. Edwards, V.C.

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Group Captain H. I. Edwards V.C.
by Stella Bowen

This distinguished Australian and much decorated airman was appointed Commanding Officer of No. 460 Squadron's base at Binbrook in February 1943.

Subject: Re: H. Edwards - picture.
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997
From: Peter Lund (p-lund@post4.tele.dk)

Gidday mate - thanks for your E-mail concerning G/C Edwards on your website. Interesting pictures. The picture with AVM Rice is of special interest to me. AVM Rice was the CO of 1 group, the group with my "research" Sqd, 103.

I´d forgotten that I had a little picture of G/C Edwards, and I´ve attached it to this E-mail. I don´t know who the other guy on the picture is. Maybe his Mosquito navigator F/O H H E P Cairns. They flew their last mission together on the 27 January 1943, the attack on the Danish shipyard Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen. In your E-mail you advertised for info on G/C Edwards. Will you let me now if you get anything on him? (I certainly will - Peter) One should think that a book or something must be written about a person like Edwards.

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